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Enrollment
673
High
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWNEE LOCAL·NCES 390457902345
Shawnee High School
3333 Zurmehly Rd, Lima, OH 45806 · (419) 998-8000 · Allen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
204 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 9 | 183 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 189 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 153 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Shawnee Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -6.7pp since 2021
Math
66.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 73.2% |
| 2022-23 | 84.4% | 71.8% |
| 2021-22 | 84.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
77.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Shawnee High School
Shawnee High School's state test result (77.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee High School this school | 673 | 30.3% | 77.4% |
| Bexley High School Bexley | 766 | 27.2% | 88.5% |
| Perkins High School Sandusky | 539 | 31.5% | 74.1% |
| Ontario High School Mansfield | 540 | 34.8% | 74.7% |
| Batavia High School Batavia | 679 | 37.7% | 66.3% |
| Field High School Mogadore | 524 | 31.3% | 67.5% |
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 Shawnee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Allen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #116 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #169 of 776 ▼ 84 | #5 of 8 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #175 of 774 ▼ 60 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #93 of 742 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #268 of 888 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #533 of 739 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #292 of 749 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #319 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #383 of 484 | #5 of 6 |
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
673
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 815
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 673 | 36 | 18.7:1 | 30% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 27% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 39.5 | 17.9:1 | 19% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 41 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 25% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 23 | 30.9:1 | 28% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 22% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 4% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 815 | 35 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawnee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (714 to 673); teachers down 20% (45 to 36).
About Shawnee High School
Shawnee High School serves students in Lima, Ohio, as a mid-sized high school. In all, 673 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12.
The district, Shawnee Local, has 2,239 students enrolled across 4 schools.
Roughly 82% of students at Shawnee High School are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Allen County residents are about 80% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shawnee High School scores 32%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is 1.0 students per teacher. In all, 30% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 20 points below the 50% average for public schools in Allen County.
In Ohio, Shawnee High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 77.4% actual against a predicted 77.3%.
Allen County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $64,038, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen County's 36 public schools enroll about 14,579 students and include Shawnee High School.
Of the public schools around it, Shawnee High School is closest to Shawnee Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.6%; Shawnee High School's is 77.4%, ranking 1st of 4.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 655 in 2020-21 to 673 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,348
Census ACS
Median income
$64,038
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawnee Local
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Maplewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
Other schools in Lima
- Lima Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,004 students
- Apollo Career CenterHigh · 745 students
- Bath Elementary SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Shawnee Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
Other Shawnee High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Shawnee High. Shawnee High School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Shawnee High SchoolMEDFORD, NJ · 1,387 students
- Shawnee High SchoolShawnee, OK · 1,045 students
- Shawnee High SchoolWolf Lake, IL · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Shawnee Middle School0.2 mi · 712
- Apollo Career Center0.9 mi · 745
- Elmwood Elementary School1.4 mi · 508
- Maplewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 346
- Cridersville Elementary School3.1 mi · 349
- Lima West Middle School3.8 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Shawnee High SchoolHow many students attend Shawnee High School?
Shawnee High School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shawnee High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shawnee High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Shawnee High School have?
Shawnee High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
How diverse is Shawnee High School?
Shawnee High School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shawnee High School?
Shawnee High School is overseen by Shawnee Local in Allen County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.