Wellington High School

Wellington High School is a secondary school of close-knit scale in Wellington, Ohio, operated by Wellington Exempted Village, teacheing 228 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 60% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Wellington Exempted Village (860 students total), Wellington High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wellington High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Wellington High School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Lorain County's rate of about 33%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wellington High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 62.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate median household income runs about $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Wellington High School is one.

Mccormick Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wellington High School. On composite proficiency, Wellington High School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.

Wellington High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wellington High School has declined 21%, going from 288 students in 2018 to 228 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window.

On this page, 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.