Enrollment
294
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT RECOVERY LOCAL·NCES 390485903309
Fort Recovery High School
400 East Butler Street, Fort Recovery, OH 45846 · (419) 375-4111 · Mercer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Ohio public high schools
- A+Test 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.
- C+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
19.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
41 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 32% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Fort Recovery Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
89.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
84.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 84.3% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 81.6% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 83.8% |
| 2021-22 | 85.5% | 83.7% |
% 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
89.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Fort Recovery High School
Fort Recovery High School's state test result (89.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Recovery High School this school | 294 | 13.9% | 89.7% |
| Botkins High School Botkins | 261 | 17.6% | 76.0% |
| Kirtland High School Kirtland | 335 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
| Miller City High School Miller City | 257 | 18.7% | 89.0% |
| Minster Jr/Sr High School Minster | 392 | 12.0% | 92.4% |
| Hiland High School Millersburg | 395 | 13.7% | 78.1% |
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 Fort Recovery High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #21 of 403 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #35 of 776 ▲ 5 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #29 of 774 ▲ 32 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #455 of 742 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #619 of 888 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #577 of 739 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #715 of 749 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.9% | #406 of 435 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #176 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
294
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 294 | 15.2 | 19.4:1 | 14% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 15.2 | 21.3:1 | 12% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 15.2 | 20.5:1 | 10% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 15.2 | 19.0:1 | 8% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 15 | 18.2:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 4% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Recovery High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (290 to 294); teachers down 1% (15.2 to 15.2).
About Fort Recovery High School
Fort Recovery High School serves students in Fort Recovery, Ohio, as a low-enrollment high school. It reports enrollment of 294 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 48% below the average for high schools in Ohio.
Fort Recovery Local includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 997 students.
At Fort Recovery High School, 97% of students are White. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put Mercer County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.
Fort Recovery High School reports a ratio of 19.4 students per teacher, from 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. Lunch program data show 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 23 points below the 37% average for public schools in Mercer County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fort Recovery High School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Ohio public high schools.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fort Recovery High School's results are 6.1 points above predicted: 89.7% against 83.5%.
Census data for Mercer County show median household income comes to about $76,782, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 22 public schools and about 9,242 students.
Fort Recovery Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Fort Recovery High School. Fort Recovery High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Fort Recovery High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 294, down from 310 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 19.4 students per teacher, compared with 20.7 in 2020-21.
People who know Fort Recovery High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Fort Recovery Local
- Fort Recovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Fort Recovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Other schools in Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Fort Recovery Middle SchoolMiddle · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Recovery Middle School0.3 mi · 190
- Fort Recovery Elementary School0.4 mi · 513
- St Henry Elementary School7.2 mi · 489
- St Henry Middle School7.3 mi · 300
- St Henry High School7.4 mi · 296
- Coldwater High School9.0 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Recovery High SchoolHow many students attend Fort Recovery High School?
Fort Recovery High School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fort Recovery High School serve?
Fort Recovery High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Recovery High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Recovery High School is approximately 19.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Recovery High School?
At Fort Recovery High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Fort Recovery High School public or private?
Fort Recovery High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fort Recovery Local.
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