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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Celina High School this year?
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Enrollment
743
High
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CELINA CITY·NCES 391003000263
Celina High School
715 E Wayne St, Celina, OH 45822 · (419) 586-8300 · Mercer County
GRADES 08–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Ohio public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
15.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
321 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 8 | 9 | 1% |
| Grade 9 | 191 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 20% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.8pp since 2021
Math
57.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +25.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 25 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 36.9% |
| 2021-22 | 56.4% | 32.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Celina High School
Celina High School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celina High School this school | 743 | 43.2% | 61.5% |
| Howland High School Warren | 696 | 42.0% | 76.7% |
| Madison High School Madison | 818 | 41.0% | 61.5% |
| Vermilion High School Vermilion | 580 | 44.5% | 66.6% |
| Northwestern Junior/Senior High School Springfield | 731 | 39.0% | 58.3% |
| Bellefontaine High School Bellefontaine | 643 | 48.2% | 56.0% |
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 Celina High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #317 of 403 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #269 of 776 ▲ 140 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #436 of 774 ▲ 126 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.6pp | #39 of 742 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #236 of 888 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #330 of 739 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.3% | #306 of 749 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #220 of 435 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #172 of 484 | 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
743
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,086
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 743 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 44.8 | 17.2:1 | 46% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | N/A | N/A | 38% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 770 | 47 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 878 | 56.5 | 15.5:1 | 31% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 33% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 961 | 60 | 16.0:1 | 26% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 1,280 | 66 | 19.4:1 | 8% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 1,086 | 58 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Celina High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (878 to 743); teachers down 17% (56.5 to 47).
About Celina High School
Celina High School is a mid-sized high school in Celina, Ohio, one of the schools in Celina City. The school covers grades 8 through 12 and reported 743 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 32% above the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
District-wide, Celina City has 8 schools and 3,694 students.
At Celina High School, 83% of students are White. The remaining students are 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Mercer County is about 95% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Celina High School scores 30%.
Staffing at Celina High School comes to 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. Celina High School counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Celina High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Ohio public high schools.
Celina High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 61.5%. Predicted: 72.5%. Difference: 11.0 points.
In the wider Mercer County area, median household income comes to about $76,782, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Mercer County counts 22 public schools with about 9,242 students.
Measured in a straight line, Celina Primary School is about 0.2 miles from Celina High School. The five-mile area around Celina High School holds 6 other public schools. Nearby schools average 74.5% on proficiency, and Celina High School is below that at 61.5%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 4% over 4 years, reaching 743 in 2024-25.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,484
Census ACS
Median income
$76,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Celina City
- Celina Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,224 students
- Celina Primary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Tri Star Career CompactHigh · 382 students
- Celina Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Celina Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Head StartElementary · 101 students
Other schools in Celina
- Celina Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,224 students
- Celina Primary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Tri Star Career CompactHigh · 382 students
- Celina Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Celina Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- Head StartElementary · 101 students
Other Celina High schools
One other US public school is named Celina High. Celina High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Celina High SchoolCELINA, TX · 1,322 students
Nearby schools
- Celina Primary School0.2 mi · 531
- Celina Middle School0.2 mi · 348
- Head Start0.4 mi · 101
- Celina Intermediate Elementary School1.6 mi · 348
- Celina Elementary School1.7 mi · 1,224
- Tri Star Career Compact2.8 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Celina High SchoolHow many students attend Celina High School?
Celina High School enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 08-12.
Is Celina High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Celina High School is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Celina High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Celina High School is approximately 15.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Celina High School?
At Celina High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Celina High School public or private?
Celina High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Celina City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.