Talawanda High School

Talawanda High School is a four-year high school of roomy scale in Oxford, Ohio, one of the schools within Talawanda City, educateing 889 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Talawanda High School is one of 5 schools operated by Talawanda City, a district that teaches 2,875 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Talawanda High School lists that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at Talawanda High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Talawanda High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Butler County) logs that median household earnings sit near $81,590, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Butler County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), Talawanda High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Talawanda Middle School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Talawanda High School. On composite proficiency, Talawanda High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 61.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 943 students in 2018 compared to 889 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Talawanda High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.