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Enrollment
773
High
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLAND LOCAL·NCES 390483403218
Poland Seminary High School
3199 Dobbins Rd, Poland, OH 44514 · (330) 757-7018 · Mahoning County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
18.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
144 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 133 | 17% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Poland Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.5pp since 2021
Math
68.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -2.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 70.5% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 65.8% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 70.5% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Poland Seminary High School
Poland Seminary High School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland Seminary High School this school | 773 | 18.6% | 77.0% |
| Rocky River High School Rocky River | 792 | 14.9% | 92.5% |
| Tippecanoe High School Tipp City | 764 | 16.8% | 79.4% |
| West Geauga High School Chesterland | 641 | 14.8% | 93.5% |
| Canfield High School Canfield | 733 | 14.5% | 89.8% |
| Granville High School Granville | 845 | 12.9% | 90.2% |
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 Poland Seminary High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Mahoning County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #126 of 403 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #144 of 776 ▼ 41 | #6 of 20 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #152 of 774 ▼ 2 | #6 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #171 of 742 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #221 of 888 | #3 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #540 of 739 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #434 of 749 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #388 of 435 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #59 of 198 | 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
773
+204 (+36%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 773 | 41.2 | 18.8:1 | 19% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 50% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 39.6 | 20.4:1 | 13% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 35.9 | 18.2:1 | 15% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 15% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 876 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 3% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 36 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poland Seminary High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (655 to 773); teachers up 15% (35.9 to 41.2).
About Poland Seminary High School
Poland Seminary High School is a mid-sized high school in Poland, Ohio, administered by Poland Local. It had 773 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 12. High schools in Ohio have about 565 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Poland Seminary High School falls under Poland Local, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,755 students.
Of every 100 students at Poland Seminary High School, about 89 are White. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% Asian. Census figures show Mahoning County is about 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Poland Seminary High School totals 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. The average for high schools in Ohio, 17.7:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Poland Seminary High School is about 19%. Among public schools in Mahoning County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Among Ohio public high schools, Poland Seminary High School outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Poland Seminary High School is 4.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 77.0%. Predicted: 81.8%.
Mahoning County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $56,942 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Mahoning County number 77, with about 27,927 students.
Among nearby public schools, Dobbins Early Learning Center is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Poland Seminary High School.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Poland Seminary High School had a net gain of 204 students, or 36%.
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Mahoning County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,491
Census ACS
Median income
$56,942
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poland Local
- Mckinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Poland Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Dobbins Early Learning CenterElementary · 55 students
Other schools in Poland
- Mckinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Poland Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Dobbins Early Learning CenterElementary · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Dobbins Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 55
- Mckinley Elementary School1.6 mi · 547
- Poland Middle School1.7 mi · 380
- Struthers Middle School3.1 mi · 495
- Struthers High School3.3 mi · 438
- Lowellville Elementary School3.4 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Poland Seminary High SchoolHow many students attend Poland Seminary High School?
Poland Seminary High School enrolls approximately 773 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Poland Seminary High School serve?
Poland Seminary High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Poland Seminary High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Poland Seminary High School.
How diverse is Poland Seminary High School?
Poland Seminary High School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Poland Seminary High School?
Poland Seminary High School is overseen by Poland Local in Mahoning County.
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