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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
521
+154 (+42%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 19.3:1
% White
86%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
4%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bethel High School
Bethel High School is a mid-tier secondary school in Tipp City, Ohio, run under Bethel Local. The school teaches 521 students in grades 9 through 12.
Across the 3 schools in Bethel Local (1,991 students total), Bethel High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Bethel High School lists that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Bethel High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Miami County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Bethel High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.0%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Miami County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,817, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Miami County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students), of which Bethel High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bethel Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bethel High School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bethel High School has edged up 42%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 86%. Class-load math has widened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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.