Worthington Kilbourne High School

Located at 1499 Hard Rd, in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Kilbourne High School is a big 9-12 campus that caters to 1,623 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Worthington City. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Worthington Kilbourne High School sits 187% above that benchmark.

Worthington Kilbourne High School is one of 19 schools operated by Worthington City, a district that hosts 10,874 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Worthington Kilbourne High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Franklin County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Worthington Kilbourne High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.6%; this one delivers 75.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Franklin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Worthington Kilbourne High School is one of 402 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mccord Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Worthington Kilbourne High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 77.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 29%: 1,263 students in 2018 compared to 1,623 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 75% to 64%.

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