Hilltop High School

Hilltop High School is a rural-scale high school in West Unity, Ohio, overseen by Millcreek-West Unity Local. The school serves 207 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% smaller than the state mean of about 565.

Millcreek-West Unity Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 501 students; Hilltop High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hilltop High School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Hilltop High School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Hilltop High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Williams County's rate of about 80%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hilltop High School ranks in the top 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.6%; Hilltop High School posts 67.4%, +15.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Williams County put median household earnings sit near $61,048, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Williams County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,964 students), Hilltop High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilltop Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hilltop High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hilltop High School has decreased 15%, going from 243 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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