Highland Local School District, Ohio

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Highland Local School District (Morrow County)
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 1,696 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Highland Local School District (Morrow County) is a school district in Ohio (Morrow and Delaware counties). During the 2024 school year, 1,696 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Highland Local School District (Morrow County) consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kathy Belcher
Burgess Castle
John Messmer
William Short
Eric Thacker

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,720,000 $2,209 15%
Local: $9,025,000 $5,359 37%
State: $11,709,000 $6,953 48%
Total: $24,454,000 $14,521
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,379,000 $12,695
Total Current Expenditures: $19,980,000 $11,864
Instructional Expenditures: $12,234,000 $7,264 57%
Student and Staff Support: $1,554,000 $922 7%
Administration: $2,315,000 $1,374 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,877,000 $2,302 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,187,000 $704
Construction: $612,000 $363
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $10,000 $5
Interest on Debt: $202,000 $119


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 PS PS 40-59 PS 40-59 53
2018-2019 68 PS 40-59 PS 40-59 68
2017-2018 66 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 66
2016-2017 70 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 71
2015-2016 66 PS PS 60-79 PS >=50 67
2014-2015 74 PS PS >=50 PS <50 75
2013-2014 82 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 82
2012-2013 85 PS <50 >=50 PS >=50 86
2011-2012 86 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 87
2010-2011 83 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 56 PS PS 40-59 PS 40-59 56
2018-2019 64 PS PS 40-59 40-59 64
2017-2018 65 PS 40-59 PS 60-79 65
2016-2017 62 PS PS 60-79 PS 40-59 63
2015-2016 57 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 58
2014-2015 78 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 78
2013-2014 89 PS PS >=80 PS >=50 89
2012-2013 88 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 89
2011-2012 88 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 88
2010-2011 87 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 87

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,696 -1.3
2022-2023 1,718 2.0
2021-2022 1,684 0.8
2020-2021 1,670 -7.9
2019-2020 1,802 -0.1
2018-2019 1,804 -1.3
2017-2018 1,827 -0.8
2016-2017 1,842 -0.6
2015-2016 1,853 2.5
2014-2015 1,806 -1.9
2013-2014 1,840 0.7
2012-2013 1,828 -1.2
2011-2012 1,850 2.6
2010-2011 1,802 -0.1
2009-2010 1,804 -3.5
2008-2009 1,867 -0.9
2007-2008 1,883 1.2
2006-2007 1,860 5.1
2005-2006 1,766 -0.7
2004-2005 1,778 -0.2
2003-2004 1,781 -1.1
2002-2003 1,801 5.6
2001-2002 1,701 -2.5
2000-2001 1,744 1.4
1999-2000 1,719 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Highland Local School District (Morrow County) (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 2.9
Black 1.1 17.0
Hispanic 2.8 7.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.4 6.3
White 93.6 65.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Highland Local School District (Morrow County) had 104.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.18.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 6.61
Elementary: 46.73
Secondary: 47.45
Total: 104.79

Highland Local School District (Morrow County) employed 2.00 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 9.69
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 43.69
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 31.25
Other Support Services: 136.31


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Highland Local School District (Morrow County) operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Highland Elementary School828PK-6
Highland High School4899-12
Highland Middle School3796-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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