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West Holmes High School

10909 State Route 39, Millersburg, OH 44654 · (330) 674-6085 · Holmes County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Ohio public high schools
  • BTest 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.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
478
High
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
168 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 913428%
Grade 1012727%
Grade 1110322%
Grade 1211424%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
45395%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
163%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
71%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
24251%
Female
23649%

School pathway

Feeds from
West Holmes Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within West Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
64.8%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.1pp since 2021
Math
52.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +9.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.8%52.5%
2023-2468.1%50.2%
2022-2367.1%47.5%
2021-2264.7%43.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 West Holmes High School

West Holmes High School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
West Holmes High School this school47835.1%65.3%
Highland High School
Marengo
46835.3%65.5%
Benjamin Logan High School
Bellefontaine
50832.3%70.5%
Williamsburg High School
Williamsburg
53138.2%71.3%
Hillsdale 7-12
Jeromesville
36036.1%69.3%
Berkshire High School
Burton
43730.0%67.6%
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 West Holmes High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Ohio
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.3%#278 of 403
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.5%#344 of 776
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#397 of 774
▼ 51
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.7pp#320 of 742
Enrollment
ranked largest first
478#400 of 888
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#218 of 739
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.1%#640 of 749
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.1%#284 of 435
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.2%#26 of 484
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 2024-25
Enrollment
478
-139 (-23%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254783314.5:135% (168)
2023-245193216.2:128% (147)
2022-235403216.9:129% (154)
2020-216173517.6:1N/A
2017-1871631.522.7:130% (218)
2015-167163918.4:146% (330)
2010-117624317.7:140% (302)
2000-018245215.8:115% (120)
1990-917823721.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Holmes High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 33% (716 to 478); teachers up 5% (31.5 to 33).

About West Holmes High School

In Millersburg, Ohio, part of Holmes County, West Holmes High School is a high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 478 students.

West Holmes Local oversees West Holmes High School and 6 other schools, with 1,675 students in total.

At West Holmes High School, 95% of students are White. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Holmes County at about 98% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Holmes High School scores 10%.

The school had 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The gap from the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio is 3.2 students per teacher. The school reported 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

West Holmes High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Ohio public high schools.

On BeatsExpectations, West Holmes High School is 10.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Ohio schools.

For Holmes County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,140, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,271, West Holmes High School among them.

Among nearby public schools, West Holmes Middle School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. West Holmes High School comes in 5th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes West Holmes High School as Rural: Distant.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 23%, from 617 to 478. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 14.5:1.

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Holmes County at a glance

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Population
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students

Quick facts

School name
West Holmes High School
District
West Holmes Local
Address
10909 State Route 39, Millersburg, OH 44654
Phone
(330) 674-6085
County
Holmes County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
478
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (35%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
390476902949
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in West Holmes Local
Other schools in Millersburg
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Frequently asked questions

About West Holmes High School
What is the total enrollment at West Holmes High School?
West Holmes High School enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does West Holmes High School serve?
West Holmes High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at West Holmes High School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at West Holmes High School.
How diverse is West Holmes High School?
West Holmes High School reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Holmes High School?
West Holmes High School is overseen by West Holmes Local in Holmes County.
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