Enrollment
319
High
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIANA EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390453202175
Columbiana High School
700 Columbiana Waterford Rd, Columbiana, OH 44408 · (330) 482-3818 · Columbiana County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
90 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 79 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 27% |
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 Columbiana Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
75.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 75.6% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 70.9% |
| 2022-23 | 84.8% | 65.5% |
| 2021-22 | 82.9% | 65.5% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Columbiana High School
Columbiana High School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbiana High School this school | 319 | 28.2% | 80.8% |
| Huron High School Huron | 372 | 28.8% | 79.6% |
| Waynedale High School Apple Creek | 333 | 30.6% | 79.9% |
| Rootstown/Ward Davis Bldg High School Rootstown | 282 | 31.2% | 66.4% |
| Pleasant High School Marion | 347 | 32.6% | 74.4% |
| Liberty Union High School Baltimore | 349 | 29.2% | 65.5% |
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 Columbiana High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Columbiana County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #79 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #80 of 776 ▲ 20 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #117 of 774 ▲ 40 | #1 of 12 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #370 of 742 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #585 of 888 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #309 of 739 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #537 of 749 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #336 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #150 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
319
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 319 | 20.5 | 15.6:1 | 28% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 20.5 | 14.9:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 20% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 31% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 16% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 20 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbiana High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (310 to 319); teachers up 8% (19 to 20.5).
About Columbiana High School
Columbiana High School is a public high school in Columbiana, Ohio. In all, 319 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 44% below the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
Columbiana Exempted Village, which runs Columbiana High School, has 3 schools and 971 students.
The share of students at Columbiana High School who are White is 92%. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Columbiana County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Columbiana High School has a ratio of 15.6:1. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 50% average for public schools in Columbiana County is 22 points higher.
Among Ohio public high schools, Columbiana High School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 80.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 78.2%.
Looking at the county, Columbiana County, median household income comes to about $58,180, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 39 public schools and about 13,165 students.
The closest school to Columbiana High School is South Side Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Columbiana High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Columbiana High School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 80.8% against a local average of 79.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Columbiana County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,704
Census ACS
Median income
$58,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
13,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbiana Exempted Village
- Joshua Dixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- South Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Other schools in Columbiana
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Crestview Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Joshua Dixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Crestview High SchoolHigh · 355 students
- South Side Middle SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- South Side Middle School0.1 mi · 289
- Joshua Dixon Elementary School1.3 mi · 363
- Crestview Elementary School2.3 mi · 414
- Crestview High School2.7 mi · 355
- Crestview Middle School2.7 mi · 367
- Leetonia Elementary K-64.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Columbiana High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbiana High School?
Columbiana High School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 09-12.
Is Columbiana High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbiana High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbiana High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbiana High School is approximately 15.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Columbiana High School?
Columbiana High School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Columbiana High School public or private?
Columbiana High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbiana Exempted Village.
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