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Preble Shawnee High School High School

5495 Somers Gratis Rd, Camden, OH 45311 · (937) 787-3519 · Preble County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Enrollment
345
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
342 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912235%
Grade 108725%
Grade 117121%
Grade 126519%
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
34199%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
18554%
Female
16046%

School pathway

Feeds from
Preble Shawnee Middle School05–08
Based on grade levels within Preble Shawnee Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
61.2%
OH avg 59.8% . +10.0pp since 2021
Math
46.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +31.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 31 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.2%46.7%
2023-2468.8%34.0%
2022-2356.3%34.5%
2021-2251.2%15.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →

Where Preble Shawnee High School High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Ohio
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.6%#314 of 403
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.7%#428 of 776
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.2%#454 of 774
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+20.6pp#11 of 742
Enrollment
ranked largest first
345#542 of 888
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#50 of 739
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
2.3%#746 of 749
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
99.1%#8 of 435
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-40.6%#16 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
345
-453 (-57%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534529.511.7:199% (342)
2023-2436328.312.8:199% (360)
2022-2339631.312.6:188% (349)
2020-217984717.0:1N/A
2017-1858134.716.7:142% (245)
2015-165883715.9:149% (286)
2010-116364514.1:148% (305)
2000-015953616.5:124% (141)
1990-915442918.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Preble Shawnee High School High School.

About Preble Shawnee High School High School

Preble Shawnee High School High School is a small high school with its address in Camden, Ohio. The school's 345 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students each.

Preble Shawnee Local operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,237 students.

White students make up 99% of enrollment at Preble Shawnee High School High School. For comparison, Preble County is about 96% White. Preble Shawnee High School High School's diversity index is 2%, against a US figure of 70%.

A ratio of 11.7:1 comes from the school's 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 6.0 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. That is 45 points above the 54% average for public schools in Preble County.

Preble Shawnee High School High School scores 61.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.4%.

Preble County has about 40,765 residents, and the median household income is $69,223, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Preble County has 17 public schools and roughly 5,537 students.

Preble Shawnee Middle School is the public school closest to Preble Shawnee High School High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Preble Shawnee High School High School's average proficiency of 61.6% compares with 64.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Preble Shawnee High School High School enrolled 798 in 2020-21 and 345 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Students per teacher fell from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.

Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Preble County at a glance

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Population
40,765
Census ACS
Median income
$69,223
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,537 students

Quick facts

School name
Preble Shawnee High School High School
District
Preble Shawnee Local
Address
5495 Somers Gratis Rd, Camden, OH 45311
Phone
(937) 787-3519
County
Preble County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
342 (99%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390492803550
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Preble Shawnee High School High School
How large is Preble Shawnee High School High School?
Preble Shawnee High School High School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 09-12.
Is Preble Shawnee High School High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Preble Shawnee High School High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Preble Shawnee High School High School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Preble Shawnee High School High School.
How diverse is Preble Shawnee High School High School?
Preble Shawnee High School High School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Preble Shawnee High School High School?
Preble Shawnee High School High School is overseen by Preble Shawnee Local in Preble County.
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