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How has Bethel High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
521
High
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BETHEL LOCAL·NCES 390486103314
Bethel High School
7490 State Route 201, Tipp City, OH 45371 · (937) 845-9487 · Miami County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
357 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 20% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Bethel Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -10.6pp since 2021
Math
50.4%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 79.9% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 70.6% | 55.5% |
| 2021-22 | 76.9% | 56.1% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Bethel High School
Bethel High School's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel High School this school | 521 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Urbana High School Urbana | 528 | 62.9% | 62.3% |
| Brookville High School Brookville | 425 | 66.6% | 76.8% |
| River View High School Warsaw | 662 | 65.7% | 58.1% |
| Washington County CC Barrett Bld Marietta | 394 | 72.8% | N/A |
| Coldwater High School Coldwater | 380 | 68.2% | 82.5% |
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 Bethel High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Miami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #239 of 403 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #383 of 776 ▲ 4 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #381 of 774 ▼ 235 | #7 of 8 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #37 of 742 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #370 of 888 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #682 of 739 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #348 of 749 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #81 of 435 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.0% | #17 of 198 | 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
521
+120 (+30%) vs 2020
+87% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 521 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 69% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 24 | 20.5:1 | 69% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 21.7 | 21.0:1 | 43% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 27% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 30% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 4% (11) |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 16 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (367 to 521); teachers up 21% (19 to 23).
About Bethel High School
Bethel High School is a high school with a street address in Tipp City, Ohio. Its enrollment is 521 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Bethel High School is one of the 3 schools that make up Bethel Local (1,991 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Bethel High School is 86% White. Other groups include 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethel High School is 22.6:1, based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is lower. Bethel High School counts 69% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Miami County, the average is 42%.
Among Ohio public high schools, Bethel High School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Bethel High School is 6.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.
In Miami County, home to about 110,296 people, the median household earns about $76,817 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Miami County number 36, with about 16,719 students.
Measured in a straight line, Bethel Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Bethel High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bethel High School is 2nd of 4 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bethel High School as Rural: Fringe.
A 30% rise took enrollment from 401 in 2020-21 to 521 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.6:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bethel High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Miami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,296
Census ACS
Median income
$76,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
16,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bethel Local
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in Tipp City
- Bethel Elementary SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Tippecanoe High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Tippecanoe Middle SchoolMiddle · 564 students
- L. T. Ball Intermediate SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Bethel Middle SchoolMiddle · 526 students
- Broadway Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other Bethel High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bethel High. Bethel High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Bethel HighHampton, VA · 1,769 students
- Bethel High SchoolSpanaway, WA · 1,688 students
- Bethel High SchoolBethel, CT · 1,097 students
- Bethel High SchoolShawnee, OK · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Bethel Middle School0.0 mi · 526
- Bethel Elementary School0.4 mi · 944
- Park Layne Elementary School2.6 mi · 420
- New Carlisle Elementary School3.5 mi · 495
- Charles Huber Elementary School4.2 mi · 610
- Rushmore Elementary School4.2 mi · 621
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bethel High School?
Bethel High School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bethel High School serve?
Bethel High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethel High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethel High School is approximately 22.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethel High School?
At Bethel High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Bethel High School?
Bethel High School is overseen by Bethel Local in Miami County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.