Summary:
ZIP code 45840 in Findlay, Ohio is home to five high schools — three serving grades 9–12 and two serving grades 11–12 — across three districts, with a combined enrollment of 2,835 students. The schools differ enormously in size: Findlay High School, part of Findlay City, enrolls 1,592 students (56% of the ZIP total), while Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy has just 9.
Outcomes fall into three tiers. Liberty-Benton High School (in Liberty-Benton Local) is the clear standout: a 5-star district rank at the 92nd percentile, a 100.0% graduation rate, chronic absenteeism of just 6.4%, and top proficiency in all six tested subjects — above the state average in every one. Findlay High performs solidly above the state in five of six subjects but sits mid-pack overall (51st percentile, 3 stars), and its Algebra I rate of 56.3% is its only subject below the state average. Findlay Digital Academy, its own district, is the lowest performer: 1 star, roughly the 21st percentile across three years, an 88.3% graduation rate, and 36.0% chronic absenteeism — more than 1 in 3 students.
For parents, a few comparisons matter most. Absenteeism at both comprehensive high schools runs above its own district rate, and Liberty-Benton's 6.4% is lower than Findlay High's district-wide figure. Geometry is the hardest subject everywhere, but the gap within this one ZIP is 68 points between Liberty-Benton (74.1) and the Digital Academy (5.9). Spending barely differs ($9,676 vs. $9,546 per student), so funding does not explain the gap. Note also that Millstream Career Center and Eagle Academy together hold 464 students — about 16% of the ZIP's high schoolers — with almost no reported outcomes.
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