Western Reserve High School

Located at 3841 State Route 20, in Collins, Ohio, Western Reserve High School is a modestly sized 9-12 campus that teaches 291 students (grades 8 through 12), run under Western Reserve Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Western Reserve High School sits 48% below that benchmark.

Western Reserve High School is one of 6 schools operated by Western Reserve Local, a district that instructs 1,486 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Western Reserve High School shows that nearly all students (96%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, Western Reserve High School logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Huron County's rate of about 58%.

After controlling for student poverty, Western Reserve High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.6%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Huron County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,878, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Huron County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,141 students), Western Reserve High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Western Reserve Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Western Reserve High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 269 students in 2018 compared to 291 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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