Archbold High School

Set in Archbold, Ohio, Archbold High School is a low-enrollment four-year high school, operated by Archbold-Area Local. It caters to 326 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Archbold High School sits 42% smaller than that benchmark.

Archbold High School is one of 3 schools operated by Archbold-Area Local, a district that caters to 1,112 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Archbold High School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 19% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Archbold High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fulton County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Archbold High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.6%; this one delivers 83.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fulton County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,864 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Archbold High School is one of 22 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 6,935 students).

Nearest neighbor: Archbold Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Archbold High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Archbold High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 72.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Archbold High School has decreased 10%, going from 361 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

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