Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCHBOLD-AREA LOCAL·NCES 390470402757
Archbold High School
600 Lafayette St, Archbold, OH 43502 · (419) 445-5579 · Fulton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
114 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 96 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 20% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Archbold-Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
69.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 90.6% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.8% | 65.1% |
| 2021-22 | 82.9% | 67.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
83.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Archbold High School
Archbold High School's state test result (83.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbold High School this school | 326 | 35.0% | 83.2% |
| Wauseon High School Wauseon | 526 | 39.0% | 69.1% |
| Perry High School Perry | 509 | 28.1% | 79.8% |
| Marion L Steele High School Amherst | 1,014 | 34.1% | 77.0% |
| Brookside High School Sheffield Village | 415 | 55.7% | 61.9% |
| Clay High School Oregon | 1,107 | 44.7% | 66.7% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Archbold High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.2% | #60 of 403 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #129 of 776 ▼ 42 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #123 of 774 ▼ 98 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #203 of 742 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #575 of 888 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #628 of 739 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #244 of 749 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #286 of 435 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #302 of 484 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
326
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 326 | 15.9 | 20.5:1 | 35% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 20.3 | 16.8:1 | 27% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 20.8 | 16.1:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 20.8 | 17.3:1 | 22% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 25% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Archbold High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (361 to 326); teachers down 24% (20.8 to 15.9).
About Archbold High School
Archbold High School is a small high school serving families in Archbold, Ohio. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 326 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Ohio is roughly 565 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Archbold High School is one school in a 3-school district, Archbold-Area Local, which enrolls 1,112 students.
Archbold High School is 77% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic. In Fulton County overall, about 89% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Archbold High School is 15.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.5:1. That is higher than the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The school counts 114 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 44%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.6%.
Federal survey data for Fulton County show that the median household income is $72,864, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 22 public schools in Fulton County, enrolling about 6,935 students in all.
Nearest public school: Archbold Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Archbold High School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Archbold High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Archbold High School declined 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 354 to 326 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.6:1 to 20.5:1 over the same years.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Archbold-Area Local
- Archbold Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Archbold Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
Other schools in Archbold
- Four County Career CenterHigh · 907 students
- Archbold Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Archbold Middle SchoolMiddle · 345 students
Nearby schools
- Archbold Elementary School0.1 mi · 441
- Archbold Middle School0.5 mi · 345
- Four County Career Center4.4 mi · 907
- Pettisville Elementary School4.5 mi · 259
- Pettisville High School4.5 mi · 208
- Stryker High School5.4 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Archbold High SchoolHow large is Archbold High School?
Archbold High School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 09-12.
Is Archbold High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Archbold High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Archbold High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Archbold High School is approximately 20.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Archbold High School?
At Archbold High School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Archbold High School public or private?
Archbold High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Archbold-Area Local.
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