Ohio · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best 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
64,339
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
# District GradeAvg Quality
1 Pandora-Gilboa Local Pandora C+ 60.3
2 Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Chagrin Falls C 58.5
3 Fort Recovery Local Fort Recovery C 58.3
4 Riverdale Local Mt Blanchard C 57.8
5 Copley-Fairlawn City Copley C 57.4
6 Lynchburg-Clay Local Lynchburg C 57.3
7 New Bremen Local New Bremen C 57
8 Cedar Cliff Local Cedarville C 56.5
9 Valley View Local Germantown C 55.8
10 Franklin Monroe Local Arcanum C 55.5
11 Arcadia Local Arcadia C 55.3
12 Leipsic Local Leipsic C 55
13 Mathews Local Cortland C 55
14 Southeast Local Apple Creek C- 54.7
15 Hicksville Exempted Village School District Hicksville C- 54.7
16 Fort Loramie Local Fort Loramie C- 54.5
17 Westfall Local Williamsport C- 54.3
18 Van Buren Local Van Buren C- 54.3
19 Dalton Local Dalton C- 54.3
20 Danbury Local Lakeside Marblehead C- 54
21 Wyoming City Wyoming C- 53.4
22 Plain Local Canton C- 53.3
23 Steubenville City Steubenville C- 53.3
24 Oakwood City Dayton C- 53.2
25 Mariemont City Cincinnati C- 53
26 Manchester Local Akron C- 53
27 Botkins Local Botkins C- 53
28 Western Reserve Local Berlin Center C- 53
29 Crestview Local Ashland C- 52.7
30 Columbus Grove Local Columbus Grove C- 52.7
31 River View Local Warsaw C- 52.6
32 Indian Hill Exempted Village Cincinnati C- 52.5
33 Old Fort Local Tiffin C- 52.5
34 Monroeville Local Monroeville C- 52.5
35 Conotton Valley Union Local Bowerston C- 52.5
36 Springfield Local New Middletown C- 52.3
37 Ada Exempted Village Ada C- 52.3
38 Kenston Local Chagrin Falls C- 52.3
39 Norwayne Local Creston C- 52
40 Independence Local Independence C- 52
41 Woodmore Local Elmore C- 52
42 Cuyahoga Heights Local Cuyahoga Heights C- 52
43 Mccomb Local Mccomb C- 52
44 Miami East Local Casstown C- 51.7
45 Central Local Sherwood C- 51.7
46 Lake Local Uniontown C- 51.3
47 Black River Local Sullivan C- 51.3
48 Northwest Local Canal Fulton C- 51
49 Coldwater Exempted Village Coldwater C- 51
50 Mohawk Local Sycamore C- 51

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 18.3:1.

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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.