Sidney High School

Sidney High School, a medium-sized 9-12 campus in Sidney, Ohio, run under Sidney City, serves 791 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Within Sidney City, which oversees 7 schools and 3,149 students, Sidney High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sidney High School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest breaks down as 13% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. The state averages about 17.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Shelby County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sidney High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.5%, the actual is 51.2%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $73,978, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students), of which Sidney High School is one.

Emerson Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sidney High School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Sidney High School's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 942 (now 791). White enrollment moved from 82% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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