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Enrollment
488
High
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTOWN-MONROE LOCAL·NCES 390479803063
Johnstown High School
445 S Main St, Johnstown, OH 43031 · (740) 967-2721 · Licking County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
96 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 21% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Johnstown-Monroe Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
58.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 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 | 72.0% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.4% | 48.4% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Johnstown High School
Johnstown High School's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown High School this school | 488 | 19.7% | 71.4% |
| Eastwood I High School Pemberville | 432 | 22.7% | 81.7% |
| Buckeye Valley Local High School Delaware | 597 | 23.1% | 82.4% |
| Fairbanks High School Milford Center | 390 | 19.2% | 80.0% |
| West Geauga High School Chesterland | 641 | 14.8% | 93.5% |
| Fairview High School Fairview Park | 484 | 23.3% | 77.7% |
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 Johnstown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #208 of 403 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #256 of 776 ▼ 59 | #6 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #273 of 774 ▼ 41 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.4pp | #340 of 742 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #389 of 888 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #452 of 739 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #373 of 749 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #380 of 435 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #111 of 198 | N/A |
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
488
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 19% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 16% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | 21% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 4% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Johnstown High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (456 to 488); teachers up 12% (25 to 28).
About Johnstown High School
Federal records list Johnstown High School as a high school in Johnstown, Ohio. Federal data show 488 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Johnstown-Monroe Local is the local district for Johnstown High School. It runs 4 schools with 1,656 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Licking County residents, the White share is about 86%. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Johnstown High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 28 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Licking County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 81.4%.
The school is in Licking County, where median household income comes to about $84,426, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Licking County's 63 public schools enroll about 29,815 students and include Johnstown High School.
Johnstown Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Johnstown High School. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Johnstown High School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Johnstown High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 488, close to the 492 recorded in 2020-21.
Johnstown High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnstown-Monroe Local
- Johnstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Johnstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
Other schools in Johnstown
- Northridge ElementaryElementary · 546 students
- Johnstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Johnstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 351 students
- JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 273 students
- Northridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Other Johnstown High schools
One other US public school is named Johnstown High. Johnstown High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOLJOHNSTOWN, NY · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Johnstown Middle School0.1 mi · 412
- JOHNSTOWN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 273
- Johnstown Elementary School1.3 mi · 483
- Northridge Elementary4.9 mi · 546
- Northridge High School4.9 mi · 351
- Northridge Middle School4.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Johnstown High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Johnstown High School?
Johnstown High School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Johnstown High School serve?
Johnstown High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnstown High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Johnstown High School is approximately 17.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Johnstown High School?
Johnstown High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Johnstown High School in?
Johnstown High School is part of Johnstown-Monroe Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.