Waterford High School

Waterford High School, a tiny high school in Waterford, Ohio, run under Wolf Creek Local, educates 163 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Wolf Creek Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 594 students; Waterford High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waterford High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Compared to Washington County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Waterford High School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Waterford High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Washington County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Waterford High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.3%, the actual is 65.4%, a residual of -7.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,603, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Washington County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,355 students), of which Waterford High School is one.

BlueSky Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waterford High School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 72.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Waterford High School's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 163). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.