Education (K-12) · 2024–25 school year
Ohio Public Schools
Public K-12 education statistics for Ohio — 1,661,295 students in 3,611 schools in 2024–25, with enrollment history back to 1986 and county-level detail from 2002.
| Statistic | Value | School year |
|---|---|---|
| Student enrollment | 1,661,295 | 2024–25 |
| Public schools | 3,611 | 2024–25 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96,118 | 2024–25 |
| Pupil-teacher ratio | 17.2 | 2024–25 |
| Free/reduced-price lunch students | 38.9% | 2024–25 |
| School poverty rate (MEPS) | 15.0% | 2022–23 |
| Charter school enrollment | 7.4% | 2024–25 |
| High school graduation rate | 88.3% | 2023–24 |
| Math proficiency (of tested) | 52.2% | 2021–22 |
| Reading proficiency (of tested) | 59.5% | 2021–22 |
| Chronically absent students | 32.3% | 2021–22 |
| White students | 64.8% | 2024–25 |
| Black students | 17.0% | 2024–25 |
| Hispanic students | 8.3% | 2024–25 |
| Asian students | 3.1% | 2024–25 |
Not every statistic is collected every year — each row shows its most recent available school year (amber when older than 2024–25). Blank/absent means not collected or below reliability floors, never zero. Some universal-meals states no longer report free/reduced-price lunch — school poverty (MEPS) is the better lens there. A 0% charter share in a state without a charter-school law is a true zero.
Ohio state report card
Outcomes reported directly by Ohio’s education agency — often more current than the federal series above. Because each state uses its own tests, definitions, and reporting windows, these figures are not comparable state-to-state; each row notes how Ohio measures it.
| Measure | Latest | Trend | School year |
|---|---|---|---|
5-year graduation rate How Ohio measures thisFive-Year Longitudinal (Adjusted Cohort) Graduation Rate, Class of 2023 (cohort expected to graduate in 2023, graduating within 5 years). Published 'Five Year Graduation Rate - Statewide Average - Class of 2023' column (constant across all district rows). | 89.7% | 2022–23 | |
College enrollment rate How Ohio measures thisPercent of the Class of 2022 four-year graduation COHORT (not just graduates) enrolled in college within 2 years of expected high school graduation (i.e., by ~2024). COMPUTED by summing numerator and denominator across 607 traditional districts (1 district suppressed/missing). | 52.5% | 2021–22 | |
Math proficiency (state test) How Ohio measures thisOhio's State Tests (OST) spring 2025, Percent Proficient or above, grades 3-8 Math aggregate. COMPUTED: enrollment-weighted mean of the published statewide per-grade rates (gr3 64.4, gr4 69.1, gr5 56.7, gr6 51.9, gr7 50.0, gr8 47.6); weights = statewide grade-level enrollment summed from the 607-district enrollment file (tested counts are not published; unweighted mean differs by <0.1 point). HS EOC statewide values not included: Algebra I 59.4, Geometry 42.8, Math I 44.6, Math II 33.8. 'Proficient' is Ohio's level-3 cut, below the NAEP-like 'Accomplished' level. | 56.6% | 2024–25 | |
Reading / ELA proficiency (state test) How Ohio measures thisOhio's State Tests (OST) spring 2025, Percent Proficient or above, grades 3-8 English Language Arts aggregate. COMPUTED: enrollment-weighted mean of the published statewide per-grade rates (gr3 61.3, gr4 61.9, gr5 67.7, gr6 54.5, gr7 62.9, gr8 54.4); weights = statewide grade-level enrollment summed from the 607-district enrollment file (tested counts are not published; unweighted mean differs by <0.1 point). HS English II EOC statewide value: 60.4 (not included). 'Proficient' is Ohio's level-3 cut, below the NAEP-like 'Accomplished' level. | 60.5% | 2024–25 | |
Chronic absenteeism (recent) How Ohio measures thisPercent of students chronically absent (Ohio report-card definition: absent 10% or more of enrolled instructional time, excused + unexcused). COMPUTED: enrollment-weighted mean of the district-level 'Chronic Absenteeism Rate' (All Students) across all 607 traditional districts, weights = district report-card Enrollment (total weight 1,465,176). No official statewide rate exists in the collected files. | 23.7% | 2024–25 |
Source: OhioDepartment of Education (public reporting), 2026 collection. Not comparable across states — proficiency reflects different assessments and cut scores; graduation, dropout, and college-going use each state’s own cohort definitions and windows. Absent rows mean the state doesn’t publish that measure in a comparable file.
Ohio schools by county
Students enrolled, 2024–25.
Ohio schools — FAQ
How many students attend public school in Ohio?+
1,661,295 students were enrolled in Ohio's 3,611 public K-12 schools in the 2024–25 school year, taught by 96,118 full-time-equivalent teachers (NCES Common Core of Data).
What share of Ohio students get free or reduced-price lunch?+
38.9% of Ohio public school students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25 — a common proxy for student economic need.
What is Ohio's high school graduation rate?+
88.3% of Ohio's adjusted cohort graduated in the 2023–24 school year — reported by Ohio's education agency (its 4-year ACGR, more current than the federal series, which lags to 2021–22). Graduation rates run from 2010–11 onward.
Where does this data come from?+
Core statistics (enrollment, schools, teachers, poverty, demographics) come from the National Center for Education Statistics — the Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The most recent graduation rates and the state report-card outcomes (proficiency, college-going, dropout, chronic absenteeism) come directly from state education agencies, which publish sooner than the federal series. Full source and license details are on the methodology page. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with NCES or any state agency.
Other states
Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CCD, EDFacts, CRDC) and ED Data Express, plus current-year graduation and report-card outcomes from state education agencies. Full source and license details on the methodology page.