Best High Schools in Zip Code 45864

Zip code 45864 in Miller City, Ohio is served by a single public high school, Miller City High School, which educates students in grades 9–12 and enrolls 257 students as part of the Miller City-New Cleveland Local district. Because it is the only high school in the area, parents should judge it against Ohio state averages and its own past performance rather than against neighboring schools. The district ranks 23rd out of 773 Ohio districts — the 97th percentile — and holds a 5-star rating.

Academically, the school is a strong performer. It scored above the Ohio state average in every End-of-Course subject tested in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. In 2025–2026, its average proficiency across six subjects was 85.15% versus a state average of 63.23%, a gap of about 22 points. The largest margins were in Algebra I (95.3% vs. 61.6%, a gap of 33.7 points), English II (87.5% vs. 62.7%), and Geometry (67.6% vs. 43.3%) — even the school's lowest subject score was far above the state. Completion and engagement measures are also outstanding: a 95.7% graduation rate and only 0.7% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026. In school rankings, it placed 61st of 795 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), after finishing 22nd of 855 and 22nd of 864 in the two prior years.

Two points are worth watching. First, average proficiency slipped from 90.53% in 2024–2025 to 85.15% in 2025–2026, a drop of 5.38 points, with the biggest declines in American History (-11.3) and Geometry (-11.1). Because the state average rose slightly, the school's advantage narrowed from roughly 28.6 points to about 21.9 points, and its rank moved from the top 3% to the top 8% — still excellent, but a change. Second, context: enrollment is small at 257 students, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.3 in 2024–2025, and 18.68% of students received free or reduced lunch. The only per-student spending figure available is $12,747 from 2018–2019, so it is dated and should not be treated as current. Overall, this remains a high-performing, 5-star school.