Enrollment
420
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUFFTON EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390452102125
Bluffton High School
106 W College Ave, Bluffton, OH 45817 · (419) 358-7941 · Allen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
52 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Bluffton Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.5pp since 2021
Math
77.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 88.9% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 67.9% |
| 2021-22 | 80.7% | 65.1% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Bluffton High School
Bluffton High School's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton High School this school | 420 | 12.4% | 81.8% |
| Hiland High School Millersburg | 395 | 13.7% | 78.1% |
| Minster Jr/Sr High School Minster | 392 | 12.0% | 92.4% |
| Fairbanks High School Milford Center | 390 | 19.2% | 80.0% |
| Kalida High School Kalida | 393 | 9.7% | 87.5% |
| Kirtland High School Kirtland | 335 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
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 Bluffton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #70 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #68 of 776 ▲ 81 | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #52 of 774 ▼ 12 | #1 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #147 of 742 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #453 of 888 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #556 of 739 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #533 of 749 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #411 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.7% | #31 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
420
+60 (+17%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | 12% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 15% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 20% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 20% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 22 | 17.0:1 | 6% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluffton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (319 to 420); teachers up 5% (21 to 22).
About Bluffton High School
Bluffton High School is the name of a low-enrollment high school in Bluffton, Ohio. The school had 420 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Ohio) has about 565 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Bluffton Exempted Village, with 1,248 students enrolled.
The student body at Bluffton High School is 92% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Allen County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.1:1. On average, high schools in Ohio have 17.7:1, compared with 19.1:1 here. Around 12% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 38 points below the 50% average for public schools in Allen County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bluffton High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.8%; the prediction is 84.1%.
Allen County has about 101,348 residents, and the median household income is $64,038, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Bluffton High School, Allen County has 35 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Bluffton Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Bluffton High School is 1st of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Bluffton High School as Rural: Distant.
Bluffton High School's enrollment climbed from 360 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 18.0 in 2020-21 to 19.1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Bluffton High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bluffton Exempted Village
- Bluffton Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Bluffton Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
Other schools in Bluffton
- Bluffton Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Bluffton Middle SchoolMiddle · 294 students
Other Bluffton High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Bluffton High. Bluffton High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Bluffton HighBluffton, SC · 1,375 students
- Bluffton High SchoolBluffton, IN · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffton Middle School0.1 mi · 294
- Bluffton Elementary School0.1 mi · 534
- Cory-Rawson High School5.5 mi · 265
- Cory-Rawson Elementary School5.5 mi · 236
- Pandora-Gilboa Middle School5.8 mi · 158
- Pandora-Gilboa High School5.8 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Bluffton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bluffton High School?
Bluffton High School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bluffton High School serve?
Bluffton High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bluffton High School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Bluffton High School.
How diverse is Bluffton High School?
Bluffton High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluffton High School?
Bluffton High School is overseen by Bluffton Exempted Village in Allen County.
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