Enrollment
347
High
DISTRICT 351 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN BUREN LOCAL·NCES 391000102900
Van Buren High School
217 S Main St, Van Buren, OH 45889 · (419) 299-3384 · Hancock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
133 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 27% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Van Buren Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.1pp since 2021
Math
56.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 51.1% |
| 2022-23 | 78.2% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.8% | 64.8% |
% 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Van Buren High School
Van Buren High School's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren High School this school | 347 | 38.3% | 72.4% |
| Bath High School Lima | 437 | 35.7% | 81.6% |
| Champion High School Warren | 328 | 38.1% | 77.3% |
| McDonald High School Mc Donald | 338 | 34.3% | 77.7% |
| Pike-Delta-York High School Delta | 359 | 42.9% | 77.2% |
| Keystone High School Lagrange | 392 | 39.0% | 70.4% |
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 Van Buren High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #197 of 403 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #294 of 776 ▲ 34 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #279 of 774 ▼ 181 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #32 of 742 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #540 of 888 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #444 of 739 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #433 of 749 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #262 of 435 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #175 of 198 | N/A |
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
347
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 38% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 44% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 24% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 18 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 18 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 13% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Buren High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (342 to 347); teachers up 11% (18 to 20).
About Van Buren High School
Van Buren High School sits in Van Buren, Ohio, and is classified as a high school. It serves 347 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average about 565 students.
Van Buren Local enrolls 1,052 students, and its 3 schools include Van Buren High School.
The student body at Van Buren High School is 89% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 2% Asian. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 20 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.4:1. That matches the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Van Buren High School is 38%. The rate at public schools in Hancock County averages 47%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Van Buren High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Van Buren High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.4% is 1.9 points below the 74.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Hancock County has these Census figures: the median household income is $73,141, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hancock County is home to 37 public schools and about 11,975 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Van Buren Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 4 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Van Buren High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Van Buren High School's enrollment dropped 7%, to 347. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.7:1 to 17.4:1.
Discussions about Van Buren High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,866
Census ACS
Median income
$73,141
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
11,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Buren Local
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
Other schools in Van Buren
- Van Buren Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Van Buren Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
Other Van Buren High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Van Buren High. Van Buren High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLVAN BUREN, AR · 1,232 students
- VAN BUREN HIGHVAN BUREN, MO · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Van Buren Middle School0.0 mi · 237
- Van Buren Elementary School0.1 mi · 468
- North Baltimore High School3.8 mi · 147
- North Baltimore Middle School3.8 mi · 96
- E A Powell Elementary School4.0 mi · 370
- Bigelow Hill Elementary School4.0 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Van Buren High SchoolHow large is Van Buren High School?
Van Buren High School enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 09-12.
Is Van Buren High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Van Buren High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Van Buren High School have?
Van Buren High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Van Buren High School?
Van Buren High School reports a student body of 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Buren High School?
Van Buren High School is overseen by Van Buren Local in Hancock County.
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