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Enrollment
1,186
High
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARBERTON CITY·NCES 390435300104
Barberton High School
555 Barber Rd, Barberton, OH 44203 · (330) 753-1084 · Summit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
753 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 316 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 257 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 309 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 304 | 26% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Barberton City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.2pp since 2021
Math
43.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 45.6% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 44.4% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Barberton High School
Barberton High School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barberton High School this school | 1,186 | 63.5% | 62.0% |
| North High School Eastlake | 1,231 | 53.6% | 53.4% |
| Wickliffe Upper School Wickliffe | 586 | 55.5% | 52.8% |
| Springfield-Clark County Springfield | 657 | 60.9% | N/A |
| Troy High School Troy | 1,107 | 54.3% | 73.6% |
| Madison High School Mansfield | 855 | 54.2% | 61.2% |
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 Barberton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #309 of 403 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #468 of 776 ▼ 70 | #15 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #368 of 774 ▲ 91 | #16 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #304 of 742 | #13 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,186 | #110 of 888 | #7 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #266 of 739 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #195 of 749 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.5% | #98 of 435 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #173 of 484 | #9 of 21 |
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
1,186
-60 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,219
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 1,186 | 79 | 15.0:1 | 63% (753) |
| 2023-24 | 1,188 | 84 | 14.1:1 | 65% (770) |
| 2022-23 | 1,220 | N/A | N/A | 60% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 70 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,400 | 74 | 18.9:1 | 59% (822) |
| 2015-16 | 1,291 | 70 | 18.4:1 | 59% (767) |
| 2010-11 | 1,236 | 81 | 15.3:1 | 54% (669) |
| 2000-01 | 1,270 | 80 | 15.9:1 | 21% (261) |
| 1990-91 | 1,219 | 75 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barberton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,400 to 1,186); teachers up 7% (74 to 79).
About Barberton High School
Barberton High School is a large high school for students in Barberton, Ohio. Federal data show 1,186 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Barberton City has 3,448 students spread across 6 schools.
The student body at Barberton High School is 72% White. Other reported shares: 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Among Summit County residents, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Barberton High School, which has 79. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Barberton High School is about 63%. The 34% average for public schools in Summit County is 29 points lower.
In Ohio, Barberton High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.0% actual against a predicted 64.8%.
The school's county is Summit County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $71,622, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Summit County's 149 public schools enroll about 69,214 students and include Barberton High School.
Barberton Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Barberton High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Barberton High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Barberton High School had a net loss of 60 students, or 5%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barberton City
- Barberton Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Barberton Primary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barberton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Barberton PreschoolElementary · 189 students
- Barberton Virtual AcademyMiddle · 6 students
Other schools in Barberton
- Barberton Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Barberton Primary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barberton Intermediate SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Barberton PreschoolElementary · 189 students
- Barberton Virtual AcademyMiddle · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Barberton Middle School0.2 mi · 741
- Barberton Preschool0.4 mi · 189
- Barberton Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 6
- Barberton Intermediate School1.3 mi · 655
- Norton Primary Elementary School1.7 mi · 220
- Norton Middle School1.8 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Barberton High SchoolHow large is Barberton High School?
Barberton High School enrolls approximately 1,186 students in grades 09-12.
Is Barberton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barberton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Barberton High School have?
Barberton High School employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Barberton High School?
Barberton High School reports a student body of 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Barberton High School?
Barberton High School is overseen by Barberton City in Summit County.
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