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Enrollment
1,421
High
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON CITY·NCES 390500203804
Hudson High School
2500 Hudson Aurora Rd, Hudson, OH 44236 · (330) 653-1416 · Summit County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
120 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 347 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 322 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 385 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 367 | 26% |
Student demographics
30%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 Hudson City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
92.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
88.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.2% | 88.3% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 89.8% |
| 2022-23 | 88.2% | 85.8% |
| 2021-22 | 89.9% | 78.5% |
% 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
93.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Hudson High School
Hudson High School's state test result (93.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson High School this school | 1,421 | 8.4% | 93.0% |
| Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington | 1,908 | 7.4% | 89.3% |
| Revere High School Richfield | 936 | 9.6% | 89.1% |
| Aurora High School Aurora | 984 | 9.9% | 90.4% |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School Broadview Heights | 1,181 | 15.8% | 91.2% |
| Perrysburg High School Perrysburg | 1,676 | 15.1% | 88.7% |
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 Hudson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #6 of 403 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #17 of 776 ▼ 4 | #2 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.2% | #13 of 774 ▼ 2 | #2 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.1pp | #263 of 742 | #12 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,421 | #79 of 888 | #2 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #287 of 739 | #15 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #312 of 749 | #19 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #429 of 435 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #291 of 484 | #14 of 21 |
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
1,421
-119 (-8%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,134
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,421 | 93.1 | 15.3:1 | 8% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 1,429 | 93.4 | 15.3:1 | 8% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 1,507 | 95.5 | 15.8:1 | 5% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 1,540 | 96 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,580 | 99.2 | 15.9:1 | 5% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 1,594 | 95 | 16.8:1 | 4% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 1,663 | 105 | 15.8:1 | 4% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 1,676 | 103 | 16.3:1 | 0% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 1,134 | 67 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,580 to 1,421); teachers down 6% (99.2 to 93.1).
About Hudson High School
Families in Hudson, Ohio, are served by Hudson High School, a high-enrollment high school. The school's enrollment of 1,421 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 152% higher than the average for high schools in Ohio, which is about 565.
The 5 schools in Hudson City enroll 4,468 students altogether, Hudson High School among them.
Most students at Hudson High School are White: 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 74% White. By the diversity index, Hudson High School comes in at 30%.
Hudson High School employs 93.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 8% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Summit County report 34%.
Hudson High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 93.0% is 7.4 points above the 85.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Summit County, median household income is about $71,622, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Summit County number 149 and enroll about 69,214.
Nearby, Ellsworth Hill Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away. Hudson High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hudson High School at 1st of 5.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,540 to 1,421.
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Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
537,864
Census ACS
Median income
$71,622
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
149
69,214 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hudson City
- East Woods Intermediate SchoolElementary · 1,031 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,027 students
- Ellsworth Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- McDowell Early Learning SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Hudson
- East Woods Intermediate SchoolElementary · 1,031 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,027 students
- Ellsworth Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- McDowell Early Learning SchoolElementary · 372 students
Other Hudson High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hudson High. Hudson High School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Hudson HighHudson, WI · 1,697 students
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHUDSON, FL · 1,497 students
- Hudson HighHudson, MA · 784 students
- Hudson High SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 783 students
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHUDSON, NY · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Ellsworth Hill Elementary School0.8 mi · 617
- McDowell Early Learning School0.9 mi · 372
- East Woods Intermediate School1.0 mi · 1,031
- Hudson Middle School1.3 mi · 1,027
- Wilcox Elementary School4.4 mi · 652
- Twinsburg High School4.6 mi · 1,197
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson High SchoolHow large is Hudson High School?
Hudson High School enrolls approximately 1,421 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hudson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hudson High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Hudson High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Hudson High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hudson High School?
At Hudson High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hudson High School public or private?
Hudson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hudson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.