1
If you had an hour of school board time for Findlay High School, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,592
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FINDLAY CITY·NCES 391000000944
Findlay High School
1200 Broad Ave, Findlay, OH 45840 · (419) 425-8302 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
574 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 9 | 388 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 400 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 369 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Findlay City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.7pp since 2021
Math
54.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.2% | 58.8% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 51.7% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Findlay High School
Findlay High School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Findlay High School this school | 1,592 | 36.1% | 67.2% |
| Marion L Steele High School Amherst | 1,014 | 34.1% | 77.0% |
| Rutherford B Hayes High School Delaware | 1,612 | 35.0% | 72.5% |
| Riverside Jr/Sr High School Painesville | 1,578 | 32.4% | 66.4% |
| Worthington Kilbourne High School Columbus | 1,623 | 32.2% | 75.9% |
| Monroe High School Monroe | 871 | 34.9% | 73.9% |
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 Findlay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #255 of 403 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #309 of 776 ▼ 34 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #287 of 774 ▲ 88 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.8pp | #372 of 742 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,592 | #60 of 888 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #451 of 739 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #203 of 749 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #276 of 435 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #221 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
1,592
-415 (-21%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,514
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 1,592 | 91.4 | 17.4:1 | 36% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 2,050 | 90.4 | 22.7:1 | 32% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,915 | 91.4 | 20.9:1 | 31% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 2,007 | 93 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,834 | 102.2 | 17.9:1 | 23% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 1,917 | 100 | 19.2:1 | 26% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 2,060 | 118 | 17.5:1 | 26% (540) |
| 2000-01 | 2,115 | 138 | 15.3:1 | 7% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 1,514 | 99 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Findlay High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,834 to 1,592); teachers down 11% (102.2 to 91.4).
About Findlay High School
Findlay High School is a large high school in Findlay, Ohio. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,592 students. The school is 182% bigger than the average for high schools in Ohio.
Within Findlay City, Findlay High School is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 5,694 students.
White students are 74% of those enrolled at Findlay High School. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Hancock County's population at about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Findlay High School comes to 91.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.4:1. That is in line with the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Findlay High School counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hancock County report 47%.
Findlay High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.2%, compared with a predicted 75.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hancock County, median household income comes to about $73,141, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hancock County counts 37 public schools with about 11,975 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Millstream Career Center, is about 0.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Findlay High School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Findlay High School as Town: Distant.
Enrollment fell 21% over 4 years, reaching 1,592 in 2024-25. The ratio was 21.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Findlay City
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
- Wilson Vance Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Northview Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Whittier Primary SchoolElementary · 396 students
Other schools in Findlay
- Liberty-Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Liberty-Benton High SchoolHigh · 549 students
- Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Liberty-Benton Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Millstream Career CenterHigh · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Millstream Career Center0.1 mi · 455
- Glenwood Middle School1.0 mi · 579
- Northview Primary School1.0 mi · 399
- Findlay Digital Academy1.2 mi · 230
- Findlay City Schools Preschool1.3 mi · 293
- Bigelow Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Findlay High SchoolHow many students attend Findlay High School?
Findlay High School enrolls approximately 1,592 students in grades 09-12.
Is Findlay High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Findlay High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Findlay High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Findlay High School is approximately 17.4:1 (91 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Findlay High School?
Findlay High School reports a student body of 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Findlay High School public or private?
Findlay High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Findlay City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.