Top Rankings
Portsmouth City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 626 students in Portsmouth City School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Ohio.
黑料网官网 High School in Portsmouth City School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Ohio public high school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 57% statewide average).
黑料网官网 High School in Portsmouth City School District have a Graduation Rate of 87%, which is more than the Ohio average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Portsmouth Junior High School/portsmouth High School, with 85-89% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Ohio or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Ohio public high school average of 33% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,062 Schools
# Students
1,547 Students
604,848 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
35,385 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Portsmouth City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#706 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
63%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.47
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
7%
8%
% Black
7%
18%
% White
71%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
15%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,297 is higher than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,885 is higher than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,297
$17,287
Spending / Student
$20,885
$17,235
Best Portsmouth City School District 黑料网官网 High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Portsmouth Junior High School/portsmouth High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1225 Gallia St
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 353-2398
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 353-2398
Grades: 7-12
| 626 students
Recent Articles
Texas Schools: The Voucher/School Choice Debate
The issue of school choice and a voucher system is currently being revisited in Houston and across the state of Texas, with strong opinions on both sides of the debate.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Focuses on Integrating Fitness and Wellness into the School Day
What if NFL players came to your school? With the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, sponsored by the National Dairy Council and the NFL, nutrition and exercise are promoted during the school day. NFL players participate in the program by coming to schools and talking to students about fitness. Learn more about the program and some of the schools that are implementing it.
What Parents Need to Know About Lunch Shaming
Students all over the nation go hungry every day not because their schools don鈥檛 offer lunch, but because they refuse them to children with outstanding debts. Read on to learn about the horror that is lunch shaming and what can be done about it.
