High school (grades 9-12) · Huron, OH

Huron High School

Federal NCES profile for Huron High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 390441301063
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
29
📚 AP courses
15
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
44
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Huron High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

#1 of 4
public schools in Huron · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
17.7:1
students per teacher
17.7%
free-lunch eligible

Huron High School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Huron High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Huron, OH.

School address

Enrollment

372

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.7:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

17.7%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

-44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Huron High School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:117.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Huron High School

Huron High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Huron, Ohio, enrolling 372 students.

At 17.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Ohio median, within a few percentage points of the 18.2:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 17.7% of students eligible for free meals.

With 372 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Among 525 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Ohio schools statewide, it ranks #405, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 3 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 280 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Huron City Schools also operates Woodlands Intermediate School (523 students) and Shawnee Elementary (273 students) alongside Huron High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Huron High School compares

Huron High School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.7:1 ▼ 3% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 17.7% ▼ 44% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 372 top 54% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.7:1
Leaner classes than 26% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
372
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
17.7%
free-lunch eligible - 44% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.7:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 54% in Ohio - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
24.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,659
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.3 FTE
Per 280 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 91.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.5%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 1.1%
Asian 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 91.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.7, Huron High School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 3

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Huron City Schools, which includes Huron High School.

$13,659
Per student
-7%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.3%
State 21.9%
Federal 11.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Huron High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Woodlands Intermediate School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shawnee Elementary Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mccormick Junior High Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Huron High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Huron City Schools · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Huron High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Huron High School

How many students attend Huron High School?

Huron High School has 372 students enrolled. It is a high school in Huron, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Huron High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Huron High School is 17.7:1, which is 3% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 13% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Huron High School?

17.7% of students at Huron High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Huron High School?

The largest demographic group at Huron High School is White at 91.7% of enrollment, in Huron, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Huron High School?

Huron High School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Huron High School rank among public schools in Huron?

By Resource Investment Index, Huron High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Huron, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Huron on the city page.

Is Huron High School a good school?

Huron High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Huron City Schools?

Besides Huron High School, Huron City Schools also operates Woodlands Intermediate School (523 students), Shawnee Elementary (273 students), and Mccormick Junior High (267 students). See the Huron City Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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