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Enrollment
528
High
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·URBANA CITY·NCES 390449401874
Urbana High School
500 Washington Ave, Urbana, OH 43078 · (937) 653-1412 · Champaign County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Ohio public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
332 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 166 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 21% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Urbana City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
OH avg 59.8% . +11.7pp since 2021
Math
46.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 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 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.9% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 49.3% |
| 2022-23 | 63.3% | 47.7% |
| 2021-22 | 59.2% | 39.8% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Urbana High School
Urbana High School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana High School this school | 528 | 62.9% | 62.3% |
| Brookville High School Brookville | 425 | 66.6% | 76.8% |
| River View High School Warsaw | 662 | 65.7% | 58.1% |
| Bethel High School Tipp City | 521 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Ashland-W Holmes Career Center Ashland | 440 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion | 583 | 60.2% | N/A |
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 Urbana High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #304 of 403 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #424 of 776 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #294 of 774 ▲ 71 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #132 of 742 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #363 of 888 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #465 of 739 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #407 of 749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #100 of 435 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #126 of 198 |
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
528
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 528 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 63% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 54% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 47% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 29 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 93% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 79% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 28% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 712 | 42 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Urbana High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (503 to 528); teachers up 7% (28 to 30).
About Urbana High School
Urbana High School is the name of a medium-sized high school in Urbana, Ohio. The school serves 528 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Urbana City has 3 schools and 1,779 students.
White students are the large majority at Urbana High School, with 88% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Black. The White share in Champaign County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. By the diversity index, Urbana High School comes in at 21%.
Urbana High School operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.6:1. High schools in Ohio have a similar average ratio of 17.7:1. Urbana High School reports 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Ohio public high schools, Urbana High School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Urbana High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.3% is 2.8 points below the 65.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Champaign County, median household income is about $75,556, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 15 public schools operate in Champaign County, serving about 6,135 students.
The closest other public school is Urbana Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Urbana High School is 2nd of 6 on proficiency.
Urbana High School falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 528, close to the 537 recorded in 2020-21.
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Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,804
Census ACS
Median income
$75,556
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Urbana City
- Urbana Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- Urbana Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
Other schools in Urbana
- Urbana Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- Urbana Junior High SchoolMiddle · 387 students
Other Urbana High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Urbana High. Urbana High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Urbana HighIjamsville, MD · 1,989 students
- Urbana High SchoolUrbana, IL · 1,176 students
Nearby schools
- Urbana Elementary School1.9 mi · 864
- Urbana Junior High School1.9 mi · 387
- West Liberty-Salem Elementary School7.2 mi · 480
- West Liberty-Salem Middle School7.2 mi · 282
- West Liberty-Salem High School7.2 mi · 366
- Graham High School8.8 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Urbana High SchoolHow many students attend Urbana High School?
Urbana High School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Urbana High School serve?
Urbana High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Urbana High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Urbana High School is approximately 17.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Urbana High School?
Student demographics at Urbana High School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Urbana High School public or private?
Urbana High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Urbana City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.