Orange High School

Orange High School is one of the moderately sized high schools in Pepper Pike, Ohio, run under Orange City, with 617 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Orange City, which oversees 4 schools and 2,029 students, Orange High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Orange High School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Orange High School lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Orange High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cuyahoga County (around 27%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Orange High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cuyahoga County) logs that median household earnings sit near $64,468, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Orange High School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

Orange Inclusive Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orange High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Orange High School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 86.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orange High School has ticked down 11%, going from 691 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 23% to 13% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.