Paulding High School

Located at 405 N Water St, in Paulding, Ohio, Paulding High School is an intimate four-year high school that hosts 322 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Paulding Exempted Village. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Paulding High School sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Paulding High School is one of 4 schools operated by Paulding Exempted Village, a district that teaches 1,306 students overall.

Demographically, Paulding High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Paulding High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Paulding County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Paulding High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Paulding County indicate median household income runs about $67,731, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Paulding County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,855 students), of which Paulding High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Paulding Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Paulding High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paulding High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 71.6%.

Paulding High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paulding High School has fell 11%, going from 360 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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