Hiland High School

Located at 4400 State Route 39, in Millersburg, Ohio, Hiland High School is a small 9-12 campus that teaches 395 students (grades 7 through 12), part of East Holmes Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Hiland High School sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Hiland High School is one of 8 schools operated by East Holmes Local, a district that works with 1,491 students overall.

Demographically, Hiland High School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Holmes County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Holmes County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hiland High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 78.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Holmes County indicate median household income runs about $76,140, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hiland High School is one of 17 public schools in Holmes County (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students).

Berlin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Hiland High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hiland High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 81.8%.

Hiland High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 438 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.