Smithville High School

As an intimate senior high in Smithville, Ohio, Smithville High School caters to 295 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Green Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Smithville High School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Green Local runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,507 students. Smithville High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Smithville High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic. Compared to Wayne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Smithville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Smithville High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 81.5%, a residual of +11.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that median household income runs about $73,574, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Wayne County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,479 students), Smithville High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Green Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Smithville High School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Smithville High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 55.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smithville High School has fell 19%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 295 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.