Enrollment
322
High
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAULDING EXEMPTED VILLAGE·NCES 390455702284
Paulding High School
405 N Water St, Paulding, OH 45879 · (419) 399-4656 · Paulding County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Ohio public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
16.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
290 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 109 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 22% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Paulding Exempted Village. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +22.9pp since 2021
Math
48.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 23 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 38.1% |
| 2022-23 | 61.6% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 35.3% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Paulding High School
Paulding High School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding High School this school | 322 | 90.1% | 51.4% |
| Fairview High School Sherwood | 254 | 92.5% | 76.6% |
| Liberty Center High School Liberty Center | 306 | 89.5% | 77.3% |
| Van Wert High School Van Wert | 509 | 85.1% | 54.0% |
| Gibsonburg High School Gibsonburg | 220 | 82.3% | 52.6% |
| Elmwood High School Bloomdale | 319 | 99.1% | 61.2% |
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 Paulding High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #386 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #406 of 776 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #217 of 774 ▲ 384 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.3pp | #19 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #580 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #385 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #350 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.1% | #49 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #275 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
322
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 322 | 19.4 | 16.6:1 | 90% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 19.4 | 17.7:1 | 93% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 18.4 | 19.0:1 | 88% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 24.6 | 14.7:1 | 85% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 90% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 21 | 19.4:1 | 84% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 32 | 19.2:1 | 17% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 40 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paulding High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (360 to 322); teachers down 21% (24.6 to 19.4).
About Paulding High School
Paulding High School is a high school in Paulding, Ohio, and it is part of Paulding Exempted Village. Total enrollment is 322 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Ohio enroll about 565 students on average.
The district for Paulding High School is Paulding Exempted Village, with 4 schools and 1,306 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Paulding High School. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Classroom staffing at Paulding High School totals 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. Compared with the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 90% of students (290) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 61% for public schools in Paulding County.
On the allk12 Grade, Paulding High School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Ohio public high schools.
Paulding High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.4%) and its predicted rate (54.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
In Paulding County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $67,731 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Paulding County number 10, with about 2,855 students.
Paulding Middle School is the nearest public school to Paulding High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Paulding High School, there are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Paulding High School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Paulding High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 356 to 322, a 10% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.7:1 to 16.6:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Paulding County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,791
Census ACS
Median income
$67,731
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,855 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paulding Exempted Village
- Paulding Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Oakwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Paulding Middle SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Other schools in Paulding
- Paulding Elementary SchoolElementary · 442 students
- Paulding Middle SchoolMiddle · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Paulding Middle School0.0 mi · 251
- Paulding Elementary School0.1 mi · 442
- Wayne Trace High School6.4 mi · 404
- Antwerp Local Middle School8.3 mi · 142
- Antwerp Local Elementary School8.3 mi · 345
- Antwerp Local High School8.3 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Paulding High SchoolHow large is Paulding High School?
Paulding High School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 09-12.
Is Paulding High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paulding High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paulding High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paulding High School is approximately 16.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paulding High School?
At Paulding High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Paulding High School?
Paulding High School is overseen by Paulding Exempted Village in Paulding County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.