
Best high schools in the Toledo metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Toledo metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.

#25. Wauseon High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Wauseon Exempted Village School District, OH
- Enrollment: 522 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#24. Central Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 578 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#23. Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School & Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Oregon, OH
- Enrollment: 512 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#22. Emmanuel Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 434 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#21. Bishop Hoffman Catholic School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Fremont, OH
- Enrollment: 504 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
#20. Toledo Christian Schools
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 651 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
#19. Van Buren High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Van Buren Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 344 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#18. Anthony Wayne High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Anthony Wayne Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 1,324 (25:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

#17. Sylvania Northview High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Sylvania City School District, OH
- Enrollment: 1,352 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
#16. Liberty Center High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Liberty Center Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 303 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#15. Eastwood High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Eastwood Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 412 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#14. Liberty-Benton High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Liberty-Benton Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 520 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#13. Toledo School for the Arts
- School type: Public School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 691 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#12. Aerospace and Natural Science Academy of Toledo
- School type: Public School
- Location: Toledo Public Schools, OH
- Enrollment: 457 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
#11. Sylvania Southview High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Sylvania City School District, OH
- Enrollment: 1,107 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

#10. St. Francis de Sales School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 670 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#9. Toledo Islamic Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Sylvania, OH
- Enrollment: 213 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
#8. St. Ursula Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 679 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#7. Perrysburg High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Perrysburg Schools, OH
- Enrollment: 1,636 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#6. Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering
- School type: Public School
- Location: Toledo Public Schools, OH
- Enrollment: 350 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#5. Ottawa Hills High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Ottawa Hills Local School District, OH
- Enrollment: 517 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#4. St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 741 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#3. Notre Dame Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 628 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#2. Toledo Early College High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Toledo Public Schools, OH
- Enrollment: 320 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

#1. Maumee Valley Country Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Toledo, OH
- Enrollment: 443 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.