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Enrollment
696
High
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWLAND LOCAL·NCES 390501603855
Howland High School
200 Shaffer Dr NE, Warren, OH 44484 · (330) 856-8220 · Trumbull County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
292 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 166 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 202 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 170 | 24% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Howland Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.9pp since 2021
Math
65.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +17.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 65.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 78.5% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.1% | 48.1% |
% 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
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Howland High School
Howland High School's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howland High School this school | 696 | 42.0% | 76.7% |
| Celina High School Celina | 743 | 43.2% | 61.5% |
| Batavia High School Batavia | 679 | 37.7% | 66.3% |
| Northwestern Junior/Senior High School Springfield | 731 | 39.0% | 58.3% |
| Madison High School Madison | 818 | 41.0% | 61.5% |
| Vermilion High School Vermilion | 580 | 44.5% | 66.6% |
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 Howland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Trumbull County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #132 of 403 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #171 of 776 ▼ 10 | #6 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #140 of 774 ▲ 96 | #3 of 20 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.3pp | #56 of 742 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #258 of 888 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #333 of 739 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #317 of 749 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #228 of 435 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #164 of 484 | #10 of 15 |
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
696
-95 (-12%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 1,123
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 696 | 43.8 | 15.9:1 | 42% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 39.1 | 18.9:1 | 43% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 45.1 | 16.4:1 | 38% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 47 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 827 | 49.6 | 16.7:1 | 27% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 27% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 1,026 | 61 | 16.8:1 | 24% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 1,069 | 64 | 16.7:1 | 7% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 1,123 | 53 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (827 to 696); teachers down 12% (49.6 to 43.8).
About Howland High School
Howland High School is a mid-sized high school in Ohio, located in Warren. It had 696 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Ohio average about 565 students, which makes this school 23% bigger than average.
Howland Local oversees Howland High School and 4 other schools, with 2,283 students in total.
The share of students at Howland High School who are White is 84%. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Trumbull County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Howland High School are from different groups.
The school had 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 13 points below the 55% average for public schools in Trumbull County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Howland High School would be expected to post about 73.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.7%.
In the surrounding county, Trumbull County, median household income comes to about $56,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 72, with about 25,240 students.
Howland Middle School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Howland High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 791 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 696 by 2024-25.
The Howland High School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Trumbull County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
200,929
Census ACS
Median income
$56,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
25,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howland Local
- Howland Middle SchoolMiddle · 699 students
- Howland Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Mines Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Howland Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other schools in Warren
- Warren G Harding High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Lincoln PK-8 SchoolElementary · 1,027 students
- Trumbull Career & Tech CenterHigh · 948 students
- Willard Avenue PK-8 SchoolElementary · 898 students
- McGuffey PK-8 SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Jefferson PK-8 SchoolElementary · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Howland Middle School0.3 mi · 699
- Mines Elementary School1.0 mi · 327
- Howland Glen Elementary School1.2 mi · 344
- Howland Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 217
- Lincoln PK-8 School2.2 mi · 1,027
- Summit Academy Community School-Warren2.5 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Howland High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Howland High School?
Howland High School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 09-12.
Is Howland High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Howland High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Howland High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Howland High School.
How diverse is Howland High School?
Howland High School reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Howland High School public or private?
Howland High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howland Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.