Enrollment
332
High
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLANCHESTER LOCAL·NCES 390463802535
Blanchester High School
953 Cherry St, Blanchester, OH 45107 · (937) 783-2461 · Clinton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
144 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 87 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 18% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Blanchester Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
57.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.3pp 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 57 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Blanchester High School
Blanchester High School's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchester High School this school | 332 | 43.4% | 69.4% |
| Black River High School Sullivan | 339 | 44.8% | 72.5% |
| Fairless High School Brewster | 327 | 41.3% | 63.2% |
| Loudonville High School Loudonville | 340 | 43.5% | 60.9% |
| Bethel Tate High School Bethel | 402 | 42.3% | 76.8% |
| Greeneview High School Jamestown | 405 | 44.2% | 60.7% |
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 Blanchester High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #234 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #276 of 776 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #393 of 774 ▲ 94 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #476 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #561 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #516 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #618 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #219 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #59 of 484 |
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
332
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 61% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 17 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 24.1 | 18.1:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 42% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | 20% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanchester High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (437 to 332); teachers down 25% (24.1 to 18).
About Blanchester High School
Among the schools in Blanchester, Ohio, is Blanchester High School, a small high school. The school reports 332 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Ohio is about 565 students.
Blanchester High School is one school in Blanchester Local, a system of 3 schools with 1,156 students.
Federal enrollment data show Blanchester High School is 94% White. It is also 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Clinton County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 18.4:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher above the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Blanchester High School is 43%. For comparison, public schools in Clinton County average 42%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Blanchester High School is -3.0 points: 69.4% actual, 72.4% predicted.
Within Clinton County, the median household income is $70,407, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Blanchester High School, Clinton County has 15 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Blanchester Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Blanchester High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The school's 69.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
Blanchester High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 383 in 2020-21 to 332 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 22.5 in 2020-21 to 18.4 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,012
Census ACS
Median income
$70,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,856 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blanchester Local
- Putman Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Blanchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
Other schools in Blanchester
- Putman Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Blanchester Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Blanchester Middle School0.1 mi · 353
- Putman Elementary School0.9 mi · 471
- Fayetteville-Perry High School8.2 mi · 204
- Fayetteville-Perry Middle School8.2 mi · 163
- Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School8.3 mi · 345
- Little Miami Elementary School9.6 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About Blanchester High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blanchester High School?
Blanchester High School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Blanchester High School serve?
Blanchester High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Blanchester High School have?
Blanchester High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Blanchester High School?
Student demographics at Blanchester High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Blanchester High School in?
Blanchester High School is part of Blanchester Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.