Public schools and districts in Ohio
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 1,137
- Regular districts
- 619
- Schools
- 3,546
- Students in regular districts
- 1,508,022
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Ohio agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus City Schools District NCES 3904380 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Columbus | 116 | 46,515 | 15.5:1 |
| Cincinnati Public Schools NCES 3904375 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cincinnati | 67 | 34,531 | 15.9:1 |
| Cleveland Municipal NCES 3904378 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cleveland | 91 | 33,143 | 16.7:1 |
| Olentangy Local NCES 3904676 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Lewis Center | 29 | 24,133 | 19.1:1 |
| South-Western City NCES 3904480 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Grove City | 34 | 21,924 | 17.7:1 |
| Toledo City NCES 3904490 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Toledo | 56 | 21,290 | 15.2:1 |
| Akron City NCES 3904348 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Akron | 44 | 19,986 | 13.2:1 |
| Lakota Local NCES 3904611 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Liberty Township | 22 | 17,885 | 24.5:1 |
| Dublin City NCES 3904702 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Dublin | 24 | 16,967 | 17.5:1 |
| Hilliard City NCES 3904701 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Columbus | 24 | 16,298 | 16.4:1 |
| Ohio Virtual Academy NCES 3900180 · Independent charter district | Maumee | 1 | 15,339 | 39.6:1 |
| Westerville City NCES 3904504 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Westerville | 24 | 14,589 | 17.1:1 |
| Dayton City NCES 3904384 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Dayton | 29 | 12,785 | 17.1:1 |
| Pickerington Local NCES 3904689 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Pickerington | 16 | 11,729 | 19.1:1 |
| Worthington City NCES 3904513 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Worthington | 19 | 10,874 | 16.2:1 |
| Mason City NCES 3905045 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Mason | 4 | 10,155 | 21.1:1 |
| Fairfield City NCES 3904610 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fairfield | 11 | 9,591 | 19.5:1 |
| Hamilton City NCES 3904410 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Hamilton | 12 | 9,014 | 18.2:1 |
| Parma City NCES 3904463 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Parma | 13 | 9,001 | 18.3:1 |
| Gahanna-Jefferson City NCES 3904696 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Gahanna | 13 | 8,290 | 21:1 |
| Centerville City NCES 3904373 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Centerville | 12 | 8,264 | 18.9:1 |
| Northwest Local NCES 3904736 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cincinnati | 12 | 8,260 | 18.6:1 |
| Beavercreek City NCES 3904724 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Beavercreek | 11 | 8,099 | 19.1:1 |
| Sylvania Schools NCES 3904487 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Sylvania | 13 | 7,700 | 16.1:1 |
| West Clermont Local NCES 3904635 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cincinnati | 9 | 7,651 | 17.8:1 |
Large public high schools in Ohio
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
William Mason High School
Mason City · 09–12
Lakota West High School
Lakota Local · 09–12
Centerville High School
Centerville City · 09–12
Lakota East High School
Lakota Local · 09–12
Lincoln High School
Gahanna-Jefferson City · 09–12
Walnut Hills High School
Cincinnati Public Schools · 07–12
Kettering Fairmont High School
Kettering City School District · 09–12
Hamilton High School
Hamilton City · 09–12
Fairfield High School
Fairfield City · 09–12
Oak Hills High School
Oak Hills Local · 09–12
Mentor High School
Mentor Exempted Village · 09–12
Reynoldsburg High School
Reynoldsburg City · 09–12
Whitmer High School
Washington Local · 09–12
GlenOak High School
Plain Local · 09–12
Dublin Jerome High School
Dublin City · 09–12
West Clermont High School
West Clermont Local · 09–12
McKinley High School
Canton City · 09–12
Springboro High School
Springboro Community City · 09–12
Lancaster High School
Lancaster City · 09–12
Orange High School
Olentangy Local · 09–12