Willard High School

Willard · OH · Willard City · Public


At a glance

Programs & features
  • 2 AP courses offered — Strong
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • 1 calculus classes · 7 physics · 4 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 52nd percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 49% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Willard High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 52nd percentile nationally with 2 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Seneca East High School, Shelby High School, Edison High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

52nd percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
2
Subject breadth not reported
Students taking AP courses
39
≈12 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
4
1 calculus · 3 advanced
Lab science classes
11
7 physics · 4 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 49% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
65
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
20.4
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

60th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
92%
Range: 90–94%
4-year cohort size
112
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
8.8%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
14.7%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%
admit rate
$13,244
in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state
1330–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Ohio State University-Main Campus profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
36.9%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
137
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
319:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
26
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -5.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 319 students:

2025
303
2027
274
2029
247

≈ 72 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $17,947 per student in district revenue, the 72 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $1,292,184/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

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Shelby High School
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Public 11.2 454 -15.1%
Edison High School
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South Central High School
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Public 11.0 211 +5.5%
Buckeye Central High School
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Public 9.0 185 +1.1%
Crestview High School
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Public 17.7 249 -20.4%
Western Reserve High School
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Public 20.0 263 -3.3%
Col Crawford High School
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Public 19.0 250 -15.3%

At a glance

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Willard High School is a public high school in Willard, OH, enrolling 319 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

It offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 52% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

65 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 49% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 319 students per school counselor.

37% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many AP courses does Willard High School offer? Willard High School offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 52% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Willard High School's graduation rate? Willard High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Willard High School? Willard High School is a public high school in Willard, OH, enrolling 319 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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