Enrollment
208
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETTISVILLE LOCAL·NCES 390470702769
Pettisville High School
232 Summit St, Pettisville, OH 43553 · (419) 446-2705 · Fulton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
12.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
121 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 7 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 14% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Pettisville Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
58.1%
OH avg 56.1% . -15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 72.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.2% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.7% | 73.9% |
% 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
76.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Pettisville High School
Pettisville High School's state test result (76.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pettisville High School this school | 208 | 58.2% | 76.9% |
| Stryker High School Stryker | 141 | 53.2% | 61.9% |
| Ayersville High School Defiance | 326 | 54.3% | 74.6% |
| Brookside High School Sheffield Village | 415 | 55.7% | 61.9% |
| Fayette Jr/Sr High School Fayette | 109 | 52.3% | 47.2% |
| Orrville High School Orrville | 416 | 61.8% | 68.8% |
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 Pettisville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #127 of 403 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #263 of 776 ▼ 175 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #266 of 774 ▼ 75 | #4 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.1pp | #29 of 742 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #737 of 888 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #79 of 739 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #324 of 749 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #112 of 435 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #389 of 484 | N/A |
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
208
-24 (-10%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 208 | 16.8 | 12.4:1 | 58% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 15.8 | 13.8:1 | 61% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 16.1 | 14.1:1 | 51% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 14.4 | 15.3:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 46% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 23% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pettisville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (220 to 208); teachers up 17% (14.4 to 16.8).
About Pettisville High School
In Pettisville, Ohio, part of Fulton County, Pettisville High School is a high school. It has an enrollment of 208 students in grades 7 through 12. That compares with an average of about 565 students for high schools in Ohio.
Pettisville Local (2 schools, 467 students) runs Pettisville High School.
By race and ethnicity, Pettisville High School is 84% White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Pettisville High School lists 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.4 students per teacher. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 17.7:1 for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body. That rate is above the 44% average among public schools in Fulton County.
Among Ohio public high schools, Pettisville High School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pettisville High School is 10.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 76.9%. Predicted: 66.8%.
In the surrounding county, Fulton County, the median household earns about $72,864 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Fulton County has 22 public schools with about 6,935 students, including Pettisville High School.
Pettisville Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pettisville High School at 4th of 6.
NCES assigns Pettisville High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 232 to 208, a 10% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.4:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,240
Census ACS
Median income
$72,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,935 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pettisville Local
- Pettisville Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Other schools in Pettisville
- Pettisville Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Pettisville Elementary School0.0 mi · 259
- Archbold Middle School4.3 mi · 345
- Archbold Elementary School4.4 mi · 441
- Archbold High School4.5 mi · 326
- Wauseon Primary School5.4 mi · 418
- Wauseon High School5.4 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Pettisville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pettisville High School?
Pettisville High School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Pettisville High School serve?
Pettisville High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pettisville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pettisville High School is approximately 12.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pettisville High School?
Student demographics at Pettisville High School are roughly 84% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Pettisville High School public or private?
Pettisville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pettisville Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.