As of September 30, 2023
As of Date

Since February 2022, the FSA website has been the data source for weekly FAFSA completed application count for Ohio schools. FSA completed apps are from first time filers who are 19 years old or younger on June 30 of the high school year. This count includes underclass persons who complete a FAFSA.

The ODE website is used for October grade 12 count for Ohio schools. The annual October grade 12 counts are data provided by schools and districts. ODE releases the data in January of each year.

Ohio’s FAFSA percent completion is

61.9
%.

That is


3.0%

higher than the national completion.

As of September 30, 2023
As of Date

Since February 2022, the FSA website has been the data source for weekly FAFSA completed application count for Ohio schools. FSA completed apps are from first time filers who are 19 years old or younger on June 30 of the high school year. This count includes underclass persons who complete a FAFSA.

The ODE website is used for October grade 12 count for Ohio schools. The annual October grade 12 counts are data provided by schools and districts. ODE releases the data in January of each year.

Ohio’s Most Improved School Districts for
September 
District Typology

The Ohio Department of Education classifies public school districts by typology for research purposes based on a statistical analysis of shared demographic and geographic characteristics.

More about how typology is classified

Small Town

Woodmore Local (Ottawa)
1
Woodmore Local (Ottawa)
+40.7%
2
Clearview Local (Lorain)
+26.6%
3
Jackson-Milton Local (Mahoning)
+26.6%
4
Delphos City (Van Wert)
+24.0%
5
Rootstown Local (Portage)
+22.1%

Rural

Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village (Ashland)
1
Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village (Ashland)
+34.9%
2
Hillsdale Local (Ashland)
+33.3%
3
Southington Local (Trumbull)
+33.3%
4
Crestline Exempted Village (Crawford)
+32.7%
5
Fredericktown Local (Knox)
+31.0%

Suburban

Cuyahoga Heights Local (Cuyahoga)
1
Cuyahoga Heights Local (Cuyahoga)
+20.5%
2
Woodridge Local (Summit)
+18.8%
3
Huron City Schools (Erie)
+14.4%
4
Oberlin City Schools (Lorain)
+13.1%
5
Princeton City (Hamilton)
+12.3%

Urban

North College Hill City (Hamilton)
1
North College Hill City (Hamilton)
+34.9%
2
Mt Healthy City (Hamilton)
+24.8%
3
St Bernard-Elmwood Place City (Hamilton)
+23.9%
4
Trotwood-Madison City (Montgomery)
+20.5%
5
Cleveland Municipal (Cuyahoga)
+11.7%
Location (county)
Compared to the same time last year.

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