Ohio · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced School Districts in Ohio

Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

50
Districts ranked
61,702
Students enrolled
54/100
Avg quality score
C+
Top grade

The ranking in one line

Pandora-Gilboa Local in Pandora leads Ohio's districts with an average school quality score of 60.3/100 across 3 schools.

60.3/100
top district score (grade C+)
3
schools in Pandora-Gilboa Local
521
students in the top district
54/100
average across the top 50
#DistrictGradeAvg Quality
1Pandora-Gilboa LocalPandoraC+60.3
2Riverdale LocalMt BlanchardC59.3
3Chagrin Falls Exempted VillageChagrin FallsC58.8
4Lynchburg-Clay LocalLynchburgC58
5Fort Recovery LocalFort RecoveryC58
6Copley-Fairlawn CityCopleyC57.6
7New Bremen LocalNew BremenC57
8Cedar Cliff LocalCedarvilleC57
9Arcadia LocalArcadiaC55.7
10Leipsic LocalLeipsicC55.5
11Mathews LocalCortlandC55.3
12Dalton LocalDaltonC55
13Old Fort LocalTiffinC55
14Fort Loramie LocalFort LoramieC55
15Hicksville Exempted Village School DistrictHicksvilleC-54.7
16Westfall LocalWilliamsportC-54.3
17Van Buren LocalVan BurenC-54.3
18Danbury LocalLakeside MarbleheadC-54.3
19Southeast LocalApple CreekC-54
20Columbus Grove LocalColumbus GroveC-54
21Botkins LocalBotkinsC-54
22Franklin Monroe LocalArcanumC-54
23Valley View LocalGermantownC-53.8
24Plain LocalCantonC-53.7
25Springfield LocalNew MiddletownC-53.7
26Wyoming CityWyomingC-53.6
27Monroeville LocalMonroevilleC-53.5
28Oakwood CityDaytonC-53.4
29Crestview LocalAshlandC-53.3
30Western Reserve LocalBerlin CenterC-53.3
31Mariemont CityCincinnatiC-53.3
32Manchester LocalAkronC-53
33Independence LocalIndependenceC-53
34Steubenville CitySteubenvilleC-52.7
35Northwest LocalCanal FultonC-52.5
36Black River LocalSullivanC-52.5
37Mccomb LocalMccombC-52.5
38Conotton Valley Union LocalBowerstonC-52.5
39Lake LocalUniontownC-52.3
40Miami East LocalCasstownC-52.3
41Norwayne LocalCrestonC-52.3
42Central LocalSherwoodC-52.3
43Ada Exempted VillageAdaC-52.3
44Cuyahoga Heights LocalCuyahoga HeightsC-52.3
45Indian Hill Exempted VillageCincinnatiC-52.3
46Woodmore LocalElmoreC-52
47Danville LocalDanvilleC-52
48Tri-County North LocalLewisburgC-51.7
49Liberty-Benton LocalFindlayC-51.3
50Fort Frye LocalBeverlyC-51.2

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best school districts in Ohio? ▼

The top-ranked district in Ohio is Pandora-Gilboa Local in Pandora with 521 students across 3 schools. Average quality score: 60.3/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.

How are district rankings calculated? ▼

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.

How many school districts are in Ohio? ▼

Ohio has 50+ school districts serving 1,675,943 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 18.2:1.

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Methodology

Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.