Hilliard Darby High School

Located at 4200 Leppert Rd, in Hilliard, Ohio, Hilliard Darby High School is a large four-year high school that hosts 1,674 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Hilliard City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Hilliard Darby High School sits 196% larger than that benchmark.

Hilliard Darby High School is one of 24 schools operated by Hilliard City, a district that enrolls 16,298 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Hilliard Darby High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Hilliard Darby High School has 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hilliard Darby High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $75,176, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Hilliard Darby High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilliard Station Sixth Grade Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hilliard Darby High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hilliard Darby High School has edged up 10%, going from 1,521 students in 2018 to 1,674 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 76% to 65%.

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