Enrollment
369
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENOA AREA LOCAL·NCES 390489403461
Genoa Area High School
2980 N Genoa Clay Center Rd, Genoa, OH 43430 · (419) 855-7741 · Ottawa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
193 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 109 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 85 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 89 | 24% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Genoa Area Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +7.7pp since 2021
Math
58.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 50.4% |
| 2022-23 | 67.7% | 54.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.2% | 60.5% |
% 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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Genoa Area High School
Genoa Area High School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa Area High School this school | 369 | 52.3% | 69.9% |
| Otsego High School Bowling Green | 474 | 57.0% | 74.0% |
| Firelands High School Oberlin | 471 | 55.0% | 72.7% |
| Swanton High School Swanton | 308 | 50.3% | 64.2% |
| Jefferson Area Sr High School Jefferson | 427 | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| Ayersville High School Defiance | 326 | 54.3% | 74.6% |
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 Genoa Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #227 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #266 of 776 ▲ 76 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #143 of 774 ▲ 109 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #430 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #512 of 888 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #490 of 739 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #431 of 749 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #147 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #397 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
369
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 369 | 20.5 | 18.0:1 | 52% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 22 | 18.6:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 50% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 19 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 58% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 19 | 19.5:1 | 54% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 59% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 2% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 29 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Genoa Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (389 to 369); teachers up 3% (20 to 20.5).
About Genoa Area High School
Located in Genoa, Ohio, Genoa Area High School is a small high school. The latest federal count shows 369 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio, enrollment here is 35% lower.
Across its 3 schools, Genoa Area Local enrolls 1,279 students. Genoa Area High School is one of those schools.
Genoa Area High School's enrollment is 89% White. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.0:1. That matches the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Genoa Area High School's results are within a point of predicted: 69.9% against 69.0%.
Genoa Area High School is located in Ottawa County, where the median household income is $76,101, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Genoa Area High School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Genoa Area Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Genoa Area High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Genoa Area High School is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 363 students in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 18.0:1 over the same years.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Genoa Area High School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Genoa Area Local
- Genoa ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Genoa Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Genoa
- Genoa ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Genoa Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Genoa Area Middle School0.0 mi · 282
- Genoa Elementary0.3 mi · 628
- Lake High School5.7 mi · 444
- Lake Middle School5.7 mi · 362
- Lake Elementary School5.8 mi · 763
- Eisenhower Intermediate School6.1 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Genoa Area High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Genoa Area High School?
Genoa Area High School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Genoa Area High School serve?
Genoa Area High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Genoa Area High School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Genoa Area High School.
How diverse is Genoa Area High School?
Genoa Area High School reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Genoa Area High School in?
Genoa Area High School is part of Genoa Area Local.
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