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Enrollment
447
High
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEATH CITY·NCES 390441101057
Heath High School
300 Licking View Dr, Heath, OH 43056 · (740) 788-3300 · Licking County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
177 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 130 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 22% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Heath City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.0pp since 2021
Math
60.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.1% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 63.1% |
| 2022-23 | 83.5% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 78.1% | 52.9% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Heath High School
Heath High School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath High School this school | 447 | 39.6% | 75.2% |
| West Muskingum High School Zanesville | 431 | 40.1% | 61.9% |
| Williamsburg High School Williamsburg | 531 | 38.2% | 71.3% |
| Mineral Ridge High School Mineral Ridge | 409 | 45.2% | 76.2% |
| Hubbard High School Hubbard | 548 | 43.6% | 62.1% |
| Carrollton High School Carrollton | 517 | 39.8% | 64.9% |
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 Heath High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #146 of 403 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #239 of 776 ▼ 68 | #5 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #99 of 774 ▲ 118 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #283 of 742 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #425 of 888 | #9 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #211 of 739 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #320 of 749 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #245 of 435 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #262 of 484 | #4 of 7 |
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
447
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 40% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 35% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 33% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 24.5 | 20.5:1 | 38% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 24 | 19.3:1 | 35% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 28% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 4% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 27 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heath High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (502 to 447); teachers up 27% (24.5 to 31).
About Heath High School
Heath High School operates as a small high school in Heath, Ohio. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 447 students enrolled. That is 21% below the average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Heath High School is run by Heath City, whose 4 schools enroll 1,560 students.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Heath High School. The next largest groups are 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. That is in line with Licking County, where about 86% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.4:1. The average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Heath High School, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Ohio public high schools, Heath High School outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Heath High School would be expected to post about 73.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Licking County show that the median household earns about $84,426 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Licking County, 63 public schools serve about 29,815 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Heath Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 18.7:1.
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Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Heath City
- Heath Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other schools in Heath
- Heath Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Stevenson Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Heath Middle School0.1 mi · 394
- Garfield Elementary School0.7 mi · 331
- Stevenson Elementary School1.2 mi · 388
- Cherry Valley Elementary School1.6 mi · 346
- McGuffey Elementary School1.9 mi · 415
- Wilson Middle School2.1 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Heath High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heath High School?
Heath High School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Heath High School serve?
Heath High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Heath High School have?
Heath High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Heath High School?
Heath High School reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Heath High School public or private?
Heath High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Heath City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.