Orange High School

Orange High School is a sizable four-year high school in Lewis, Ohio, part of Olentangy Local. The school teaches 1,936 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Orange High School sits 243% above that benchmark.

Orange High School is one of 29 schools operated by Olentangy Local, a district that serves 24,133 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Orange High School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder consists of 16% Asian, 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Orange High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Orange High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.7%; this one delivers 84.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Delaware County shows median household income runs about $133,540, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Delaware County runs 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,100 students), of which Orange High School is one.

The closest other public school is Olentangy Orange Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Orange High School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 81.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange High School has decreased 6%, going from 2,058 students in 2018 to 1,936 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 73% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.

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