Private schools in one form or another existed long before the concept of free public education in America. Students were often educated through church-sponsored programs, tutoring, and boarding schools. Large-scale public schools were proposed by Horace Mann in the 1830s. The concept gained momentum, and by 1870 almost 80% of children between the ages of 5 and 14 were enrolled in public schools. Today, according to the most recent enrollment data, approximately 4.7 million students, or 10% of enrolled K-12 students, are enrolled in private schools.
Private schools are widely marketed as a better option over public schools, and promoters of private schools will often point to standardized test scores to support this claim. While private school students have consistently outperformed public school students on standardized tests, recent studies have shown that private schools themselves are not the primary driver of success, and standardized tests are not either the more accurate measure of student well-being.
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Researchers found that student achievement is more directly linked to family characteristics, such as having college-educated parents and higher incomes — more common among private school students than school students. public – than simply whether students attend a public or private school.
Yet private schools offer unique advantages and opportunities, such as smaller class sizes, more individualized instruction, and greater program flexibility. To better understand how private school offerings vary across the country, Stacker has compiled a list of the best private high schools in Ohio using Niche’s 2023 rankings. Niche uses eight weighted factors for its ranking. The majority of the score is based on academics and grades, but other factors include culture and diversity, health and safety, clubs and activities, resources, and surveys of parents, teachers, and caregivers. students.
1 / 30 Daniel Hoz // Shutterstock #30. Beaumont School
– Enrollment: 295 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cleveland Heights
– Niche level: A
2 / 30 Achira22 // Shutterstock #29. Walsh Jesuit High School
– Enrollment: 1,010 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cuyahoga Falls
– Niche level: A
Best Public Elementary Schools in Ohio, According to Niche 3/30 Ground Picture // Shutterstock #28. Sainte-Ursule Academy
– Enrollment: 624 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 6-12
– City: Toledo
– Niche level: A
4/30 LightField Studios // Shutterstock #27. Archbishop Moeller High School
– Enrollment: 891 (student to teacher ratio of 13:1)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche level: A
5 / 30 Mircea Moira // Shutterstock #26. St. John’s Jesuit High School and Academy
– Enrollment: 741 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 6-12
– City: Toledo
– Niche level: A
6 / 30 LStockStudio // Shutterstock #25. St. Edward’s High School
– Enrollment: 963 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Lakewood
– Niche level: A
7 / 30 panitanphoto // Shutterstock #24. St. Charles Preparatory School
– Enrollment: 505 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Christopher Columbus
– Niche rating: A+
8/30 Jacob Lund // Shutterstock #23. Saint Ursula Academy
– Enrollment: 637 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
9/30 ImageFlow // Shutterstock #22. Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 1,352 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
10 / 30 Ground Image // Shutterstock #21. The Schilling School for Gifted Children
– Enrollment: 49 (student to teacher ratio of 3:1)
– Levels served: K-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
11/30 Tyler Olson // Shutterstock #20. Gilmour Academy
– Enrollment: 732 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Gates Mills
– Niche rating: A+
12 / 30 SEALANDSKYPHOTO // Shutterstock #19. Our Lady of Elms
– Enrollment: 265 (student to teacher ratio of 8:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Akron
– Niche rating: A+
13 / 30 sirtravelalot // Shutterstock #18. Ursuline Academy
– Enrollment: 575 (student to teacher ratio of 14:1)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
14 / 30 maroke // Shutterstock #17. Saint Ignatius High School
– Enrollment: 1,430 (student to teacher ratio of 12:1)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cleveland
– Niche rating: A+
15 / 30 KIWI Studio // Shutterstock #16. Andrews Osborne Academy
– Enrollment: 350 (student/teacher ratio of 7:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Willoughby
– Niche rating: A+
16 / 30 GagliardiPhotography // Shutterstock #15. Lake Ridge Academy
– Enrollment: 400 (student to teacher ratio of 7:1)
– Levels served: K-12
– City: North Ridgeville
– Niche rating: A+
17 / 30 Corporate Images of Monkeys // Shutterstock #14. St. Xavier’s Secondary School
– Enrollment: 1,393 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
New Columbus Dunkin’ Donuts fined $8,000 for trees 18 / 30 Ground Picture // Shutterstock #13. The Miami Valley School
– Enrollment: 490 (student to teacher ratio of 6:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Dayton
– Niche rating: A+
19 / 30 Joyseulay // Shutterstock #12. Columbus School for Girls
– Enrollment: 540 (student to teacher ratio of 8:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Christopher Columbus
– Niche rating: A+
20 / 30 LStockStudio // Shutterstock #11. The Summit Country Day School
– Enrollment: 1,082 (student to teacher ratio of 7:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
21 / 30 Cloth #10. Wellington School
– Enrollment: 712 (student to teacher ratio of 4:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Christopher Columbus
– Niche rating: A+
22 / 30 Canvas #9. Maumee Valley Day School
– Enrollment: 542 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Toledo
– Niche rating: A+
23 / 30 Canvas #8. Cincinnati Country Day School
– Enrollment: 870 (9:1 student/teacher ratio)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
24/30 Roman Kosolapov // Shutterstock #7. school of laurels
– Enrollment: 540 (student to teacher ratio of 8:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Shaker Heights
– Niche rating: A+
25 / 30 LBeddoe // Shutterstock #6. Columbus Academy
– Enrollment: 1,085 (student to teacher ratio of 8:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Gahanna
– Niche rating: A+
26 / 30 Canvas #5. The Seven Hills School
– Enrollment: 1,070 (student to teacher ratio of 8:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Cincinnati
– Niche rating: A+
27 / 30 DenisProduction.com // Shutterstock #4. Hawken School
– Enrollment: 1,082 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Gates Mills
– Niche rating: A+
28 / 30 Canvas #3. Hathaway Brown School
– Enrollment: 790 (student to teacher ratio of 7:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Shaker Heights
– Niche rating: A+
29 / 30 Anna Jurkovska // Shutterstock #2. university school
– Enrollment: 851 (student to teacher ratio of 6:1)
– Levels served: PK, K-12
– City: Hunting Valley
– Niche rating: A+
30 / 30 Canvas #1. Western Reserve Academy
– Enrollment: 431 (student to teacher ratio of 7:1)
– Levels served: 9-12
– City: Hudson
– Niche rating: A+
