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Miller City High School

200 N Main St, Miller City, OH 45864 · (419) 876-3173 · Putnam County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Ohio public high schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
257
High
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
48 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 94518%
Grade 106224%
Grade 117027%
Grade 128031%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
24997%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 8% · US 30%
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
Male
13452%
Female
12348%

School pathway

Feeds from
Miller City Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Miller City-New Cleveland Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
89.6%
OH avg 59.8% . +9.1pp since 2021
Math
86.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +3.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2589.6%86.5%
2023-2485.7%93.1%
2022-2388.6%89.5%
2021-2280.5%83.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
89.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Miller City High School

Miller City High School's state test result (89.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Miller City High School this school25718.7%89.0%
Botkins High School
Botkins
26117.6%76.0%
Fort Recovery High School
Fort Recovery
29413.9%89.7%
St Henry High School
Saint Henry
29623.0%89.0%
South Range High School
Canfield
35222.4%78.8%
Fairbanks High School
Milford Center
39019.2%80.0%
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 Miller City High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Putnam County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
89.0%#26 of 403#1 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
86.5%#22 of 776
▼ 18
#2 of 9
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
89.6%#26 of 774
▲ 42
#1 of 9
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.3pp#251 of 742#2 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
257#673 of 888#4 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.3:1#692 of 739#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
6.0%#714 of 749#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.7%#387 of 435#6 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
257
+98 (+62%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252571123.3:119% (48)
2023-2425811.622.3:121% (54)
2022-2317814.312.4:125% (44)
2020-211591213.3:1N/A
2017-1814212.911.0:122% (31)
2015-161691016.9:118% (31)
2010-111361013.6:134% (46)
2000-011571312.1:113% (21)
1990-912491714.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller City High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 81% (142 to 257); teachers down 15% (12.9 to 11).

About Miller City High School

Miller City High School is a small high school in Miller City, Ohio. Total enrollment is 257 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 55% fewer students than the average for high schools in Ohio (about 565).

Miller City-New Cleveland Local counts 3 schools and 616 students, including Miller City High School.

Roughly 97% of students at Miller City High School are White. Other students are 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Miller City High School scores 6%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. The school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1. In all, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Putnam County averages 35%, higher than here.

Miller City High School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of Ohio public high schools.

Miller City High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 89.0%, compared with a predicted 81.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.

In Putnam County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $84,928, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 23 public schools and about 5,938 students.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Miller City High School from the closest public school, Miller City Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Miller City High School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

Miller City High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Reported enrollment: 159 (2020-21) and 257 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 23.3:1, from 13.3:1.

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Putnam County at a glance

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Population
34,314
Census ACS
Median income
$84,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,938 students

Quick facts

School name
Miller City High School
District
Miller City-New Cleveland Local
Address
200 N Main St, Miller City, OH 45864
Phone
(419) 876-3173
County
Putnam County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
257
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
23.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
48 (19%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390493603570
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Miller City High School
What is the total enrollment at Miller City High School?
Miller City High School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Miller City High School serve?
Miller City High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Miller City High School have?
Miller City High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Miller City High School?
Student demographics at Miller City High School are roughly 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Miller City High School in?
Miller City High School is part of Miller City-New Cleveland Local.
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