Enrollment
291
High
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN RESERVE LOCAL·NCES 390477402961
Western Reserve High School
3841 State Route 20, Collins, OH 44826 · (419) 668-8470 · Huron County
GRADES 08–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
217 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 8 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 21% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -13.8pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 14 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 | 57.3% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 61.2% | 35.5% |
| 2021-22 | 71.1% | 38.7% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Western Reserve High School
Western Reserve High School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve High School this school | 291 | 74.6% | 62.0% |
| Jackson Center High School Jackson Center | 246 | 72.4% | 77.1% |
| West Jefferson High School West Jefferson | 279 | 76.0% | 58.1% |
| Madison-Plains High School London | 345 | 74.5% | 69.3% |
| Mohawk High School Sycamore | 356 | 69.9% | 70.0% |
| Edison High School Richmond | 368 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
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 Western Reserve High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Huron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #308 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #443 of 776 ▲ 23 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #510 of 774 ▲ 11 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.6pp | #100 of 742 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #623 of 888 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #402 of 739 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #687 of 749 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #68 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #95 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
291
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 291 | 17.3 | 16.9:1 | 75% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 89% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 72% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 16 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 62% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 7% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Reserve High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (269 to 291); teachers up 1% (17 to 17.3).
About Western Reserve High School
Western Reserve High School is a low-enrollment high school in Collins, Ohio, administered by Western Reserve Local. The school covers grades 8 through 12 and reported 291 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Ohio, the average enrollment is about 565.
Western Reserve High School falls under Western Reserve Local, which has 3 schools enrolling 944 students.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
On staff are 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 75% of students at Western Reserve High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Huron County, the average is 58%.
Western Reserve High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.0%) and its predicted rate (60.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools.
The school is in Huron County, where the median household earns about $67,878 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Western Reserve High School shares Huron County with 20 other public schools.
The closest school to Western Reserve High School is Western Reserve Middle School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Western Reserve High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles.
The federal government classifies Western Reserve High School's location as Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 291, up from 269 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Western Reserve High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Huron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,319
Census ACS
Median income
$67,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Reserve Local
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
Other schools in Collins
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
Other Western Reserve High schools
One other US public school is named Western Reserve High. Western Reserve High School is the largest of the 2.
- Western Reserve High SchoolBerlin Center, OH · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Western Reserve Middle School0.1 mi · 193
- Western Reserve Elementary School0.1 mi · 460
- Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)5.8 mi · 525
- Edison High School7.4 mi · 329
- Maplehurst Elementary School7.6 mi · 460
- Main Street School8.3 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Western Reserve High SchoolHow large is Western Reserve High School?
Western Reserve High School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does Western Reserve High School serve?
Western Reserve High School serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western Reserve High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western Reserve High School is approximately 16.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Western Reserve High School?
At Western Reserve High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Western Reserve High School public or private?
Western Reserve High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Reserve Local.
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