Summary:
ZIP code 45142 in Lynchburg, Ohio is served by exactly one public high school — Lynchburg-Clay High School — which enrolls 278 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Lynchburg-Clay Local district. Because it is the only high school in the area, every comparison parents can make is against the district, the state, or the school's own prior years rather than against a local peer.
Academically, the school's clearest strengths are in science, English, and social studies. Biology proficiency was 81.2% in 2024–2025 and 82.7% in 2025–2026, roughly 16 points above the state each year. English II held steady at 71.6% and 71.4%, also well above the state. American Government rose from 74.6% to 78.3%, and American History was 78.8% in 2024–2025. The biggest turnaround came in Algebra I, which jumped from 41.1% proficient in 2024–2025 — 18.3 points below the state — to 72.7% in 2025–2026, or 11.1 points above it, though still short of the district's 80.5%. The 2025–2026 graduation rate is 100.0% at both the school and district level.
The main academic weak spot is Geometry, the only 2025–2026 subject where the school falls below the state: 30.7% proficient versus 43.3%, down 7.3 points from 38.0% the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is another concern at 18.4%, compared with 14.9% districtwide. In 2024–2025, 52.52% of students qualified for free/reduced-price lunch and the student-teacher ratio was 12:1. The school has held a 3-star rating, ranking at the 66th percentile in 2023–2024, 53rd in 2024–2025, and 55th in 2025–2026, while the district sits at the 66th percentile. Per-student spending of $9,788 dates to 2018–2019 and is not current.
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