Enrollment
247
High
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS GROVE LOCAL·NCES 390493103559
Columbus Grove High School
201 W Cross St, Columbus Grove, OH 45830 · (419) 659-2156 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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.
- A+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
21.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
222 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 61 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 65 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Columbus Grove Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
80.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 83.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.9% | 80.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.7% | 78.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Columbus Grove High School
Columbus Grove High School's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Grove High School this school | 247 | 89.9% | 82.7% |
| Edon High School Edon | 231 | 88.3% | 70.3% |
| Liberty Center High School Liberty Center | 306 | 89.5% | 77.3% |
| Seneca East High School Attica | 289 | 94.5% | 74.7% |
| Hardin Northern High School Dola | 173 | 86.1% | 58.0% |
| Berne Union High School Sugar Grove | 366 | 92.6% | 58.3% |
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 Columbus Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Putnam County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #63 of 403 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #52 of 776 ▼ 20 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #176 of 774 ▼ 71 | #7 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #419 of 742 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #687 of 888 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #657 of 739 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #584 of 749 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #50 of 435 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #313 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
247
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 247 | 11.6 | 21.3:1 | 90% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 12.6 | 21.2:1 | 87% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 12.5 | 20.7:1 | 75% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 13.5 | 20.1:1 | 81% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 14 | 20.3:1 | 97% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 16 | 18.1:1 | 88% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 17 | 20.9:1 | 25% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (272 to 247); teachers down 14% (13.5 to 11.6).
About Columbus Grove High School
Columbus Grove High School is a small high school in Columbus Grove, Ohio. It teaches 247 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Ohio have about 565 students on average; enrollment here is 56% lower.
Columbus Grove High School is part of Columbus Grove Local, where 3 schools serve 726 students.
The share of White students at Columbus Grove High School is 94%. Next come 5% Hispanic. In Putnam County overall, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Columbus Grove High School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 21.3:1 is based on 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Ohio average 17.7:1, 3.6 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%. On average, public schools in Putnam County report 35%.
Columbus Grove High School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 97% of Ohio public high schools.
Columbus Grove High School ranks in the top 10% of Ohio schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 82.7%. Predicted: 54.9%. Difference: 27.8 points.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Putnam County show that median household income comes to about $84,928, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 5,938 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Columbus Grove High School from the closest public school, Columbus Grove Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 79.4%; Columbus Grove High School's is 82.7%, ranking 2nd of 5.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 19.9 to 21.3 over 4 years.
Columbus Grove High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus Grove Local
- Columbus Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Columbus Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Other schools in Columbus Grove
- Columbus Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Columbus Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Grove Elementary School0.0 mi · 256
- Columbus Grove Middle School0.0 mi · 223
- Pandora-Gilboa High School5.0 mi · 183
- Pandora-Gilboa Middle School5.0 mi · 158
- Pandora-Gilboa Elementary School5.0 mi · 182
- Ottawa-Glandorf High School7.4 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Grove High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbus Grove High School?
Columbus Grove High School enrolls approximately 247 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Columbus Grove High School serve?
Columbus Grove High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus Grove High School is approximately 21.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbus Grove High School?
At Columbus Grove High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Columbus Grove High School public or private?
Columbus Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus Grove Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.