Enrollment
278
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNCHBURG-CLAY LOCAL·NCES 390476302933
Lynchburg-Clay High School
6762 State Route 134, Lynchburg, OH 45142 · (937) 364-2250 · Highland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
146 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 84 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 51 | 18% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Lynchburg-Clay Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.5pp since 2021
Math
39.5%
OH avg 56.1% . -22.2pp 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 40 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.6% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 68.4% | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 77.1% | 61.8% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Lynchburg-Clay High School
Lynchburg-Clay High School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg-Clay High School this school | 278 | 52.5% | 67.4% |
| Newton High School Pleasant Hill | 291 | 49.1% | 76.5% |
| Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School Morral | 315 | 55.2% | 52.9% |
| Shenandoah High School Sarahsville | 240 | 51.3% | 58.3% |
| Northwestern High School West Salem | 327 | 52.0% | 62.4% |
| Monroe Central High School Woodsfield | 246 | 56.1% | 50.9% |
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 Lynchburg-Clay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #252 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #511 of 776 ▼ 178 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #282 of 774 ▼ 150 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.9pp | #9 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #640 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #67 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.4% | #632 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #145 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #123 of 484 |
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
278
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 278 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 53% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 23.5 | 11.9:1 | 52% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 22.4 | 14.2:1 | 40% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 22 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 21.4 | 15.9:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 49% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 57% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | 12% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynchburg-Clay High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (341 to 278); teachers up 7% (21.4 to 23).
About Lynchburg-Clay High School
Lynchburg-Clay High School, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Lynchburg, Ohio. The school reports 278 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 51% smaller than the 565 average for high schools in Ohio.
The district, Lynchburg-Clay Local, has 995 students enrolled across 3 schools.
White students are the large majority at Lynchburg-Clay High School, with 95% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Lynchburg-Clay High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Lynchburg-Clay High School operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. About 53% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Highland County.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Lynchburg-Clay High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Ohio, Lynchburg-Clay High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.4% actual against a predicted 69.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Highland County show that median household income is about $65,785, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 18 public schools in Highland County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,468.
The next-closest public school is Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 69.3% on proficiency, and Lynchburg-Clay High School is below that at 67.4%.
Under the NCES locale system, Lynchburg-Clay High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 301 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a decrease of 23 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lynchburg-Clay High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Highland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,517
Census ACS
Median income
$65,785
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynchburg-Clay Local
- Lynchburg-Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Lynchburg-Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
Other schools in Lynchburg
- Lynchburg-Clay Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Lynchburg-Clay Middle SchoolMiddle · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School0.2 mi · 471
- Lynchburg-Clay Middle School3.0 mi · 246
- Fayetteville-Perry Middle School6.5 mi · 163
- Fayetteville-Perry High School6.5 mi · 204
- Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School6.6 mi · 345
- Hillsboro Middle School10.5 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Lynchburg-Clay High SchoolHow many students attend Lynchburg-Clay High School?
Lynchburg-Clay High School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lynchburg-Clay High School serve?
Lynchburg-Clay High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lynchburg-Clay High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lynchburg-Clay High School is approximately 12.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lynchburg-Clay High School?
Lynchburg-Clay High School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lynchburg-Clay High School in?
Lynchburg-Clay High School is part of Lynchburg-Clay Local.
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