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Enrollment
457
High
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELERSBURG LOCAL·NCES 390496603667
Wheelersburg High School
800 Pirate Dr, Wheelersburg, OH 45694 · (740) 574-2527 · Scioto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Ohio public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
130 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 120 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 20% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wheelersburg Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.4pp since 2021
Math
51.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 51.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 82.2% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 86.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Wheelersburg High School
Wheelersburg High School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelersburg High School this school | 457 | 28.4% | 71.9% |
| Berkshire High School Burton | 437 | 30.0% | 67.6% |
| Waynesville High School Waynesville | 448 | 27.9% | 84.9% |
| Huron High School Huron | 372 | 28.8% | 79.6% |
| Clinton-Massie High School Clarksville | 486 | 27.0% | 70.5% |
| Benjamin Logan High School Bellefontaine | 508 | 32.3% | 70.5% |
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 Wheelersburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Scioto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #203 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #367 of 776 ▲ 41 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #54 of 774 ▲ 73 | #1 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #188 of 742 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #416 of 888 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.9:1 | #713 of 739 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #532 of 749 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #334 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.4% | #57 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
457
+44 (+11%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
26.9:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 457 | 17 | 26.9:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 28% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 44 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 33% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 25 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheelersburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (386 to 457); teachers down 26% (23 to 17).
About Wheelersburg High School
Wheelersburg, Ohio, is home to Wheelersburg High School, a small high school. Its enrollment is 457 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Wheelersburg High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Wheelersburg Local, with 1,591 students.
Wheelersburg High School is 92% White by enrollment. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Scioto County, where about 93% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 14%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wheelersburg High School is 26.9:1, based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Ohio is 17.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Wheelersburg High School counts 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Scioto County average 45%.
Wheelersburg High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Ohio public high schools.
Wheelersburg High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.9% is 6.2 points below the 78.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Scioto County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $50,609, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 32, with about 10,849 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Wheelersburg Elementary School, is the closest to Wheelersburg High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wheelersburg High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Wheelersburg High School is Town: Distant.
The school grew from 413 students in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.9:1) than in 2020-21 (9.4:1).
On allk12, people connected to Wheelersburg High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Scioto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,627
Census ACS
Median income
$50,609
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wheelersburg Local
- Wheelersburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Wheelersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Other schools in Wheelersburg
- Wheelersburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Wheelersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Wheelersburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 536
- Wheelersburg Middle School0.0 mi · 598
- Sciotoville Community School3.4 mi · 373
- East Portsmouth Elementary3.8 mi · 134
- Stanton Primary Elementary School5.2 mi · 136
- Oak Intermediate Elementary School5.2 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Wheelersburg High SchoolHow many students attend Wheelersburg High School?
Wheelersburg High School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wheelersburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wheelersburg High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Wheelersburg High School have?
Wheelersburg High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.9:1.
How diverse is Wheelersburg High School?
Wheelersburg High School reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wheelersburg High School in?
Wheelersburg High School is part of Wheelersburg Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.