Enrollment
172
High
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANBURY LOCAL·NCES 390489303457
Danbury High School
9451 E Harbor Rd, Lakeside Marblehead, OH 43440 · (419) 798-4037 · Ottawa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
169 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Danbury Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.9%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
63.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +14.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 14 points.
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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 19 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
+15 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.2:1
% White
95%
was 89%
% Hispanic
2%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Danbury High School
Danbury High School is a micro-enrollment secondary school in Lakeside Marblehead, Ohio, operated by Danbury Local. The school hosts 172 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.
Danbury Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 555 students; Danbury High School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Danbury High School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. Compared to Ottawa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Ottawa County's rate of about 46%.
After controlling for student poverty, Danbury High School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.7%; actual is 71.1%, +19.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, census data for Ottawa County shows median household income runs about $76,101, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ottawa County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,905 students), Danbury High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Danbury Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Danbury High School operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 10%: 157 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 89% to 95%.
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Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,994
Census ACS
Median income
$76,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danbury Local
- Danbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Danbury Middle SchoolMiddle · 115 students
Other schools in Lakeside Marblehead
- Danbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Danbury Elementary School0.0 mi · 268
- Danbury Middle School0.0 mi · 115
- Kelleys Island High School5.4 mi · 5
- Monroe Preparatory Academy6.4 mi · 204
- The Sandusky Primary School6.8 mi · 388
- The Sandusky Intermediate School7.3 mi · 892
Frequently asked questions
About Danbury High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Danbury High School?
Danbury High School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Danbury High School serve?
Danbury High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Danbury High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Danbury High School is approximately 12.1:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Danbury High School?
Danbury High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Danbury High School?
Danbury High School is overseen by Danbury Local in Ottawa County.
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