Highland High School

Located at 1300 State Route 314, in Marengo, Ohio, Highland High School is a close-knit four-year high school that hosts 468 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Highland Local.

Highland High School is one of 8 schools operated by Highland Local, a district that serves 5,029 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Highland High School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. Compared to Morrow County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Highland High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Morrow County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Highland High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Morrow County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,283 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Highland High School is one of 12 public schools in Morrow County (combined enrollment of about 4,685 students).

Highland Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Highland High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Highland High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Highland High School's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 468). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.