#25 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Magnificat High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Rocky River, OH
A+Overall gradeAll girls705 students10 students per teacher
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College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Private high schools in Ohio where the most graduates go on to four-year colleges. Top 50 of 113 schools.
#26 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Bishop Hartley High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade697 students13 students per teacher
#27 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
St. Francis De Sales School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 7–12
99% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Toledo, OH
A+Overall gradeAll boys674 students11 students per teacher
#28 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Archbishop McNicholas High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cincinnati, OH
A+Overall grade628 students11 students per teacher
#29 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Central Catholic High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Canton, OH
A+Overall grade331 students11 students per teacher
#30 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Catholic Central High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 8–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Steubenville, OH
B+Overall grade255 students13 students per teacher
#31 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Archbishop Hoban High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Akron, OH
B+Overall grade841 students16 students per teacher
#32 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Lake Ridge Academy
Independent school · Grades K–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
North Ridgeville, OH
A+Overall grade371 students7 students per teacher
#33 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Mercy McAuley High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cincinnati, OH
B+Overall gradeAll girls342 students16 students per teacher
#34 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Newark Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Newark, OH
A+Overall grade207 students10 students per teacher
#35 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
William V. Fisher Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Lancaster, OH
A+Overall grade139 students7 students per teacher
#36 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Worthington Christian School
Religious school · Grades K–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Worthington, OH
A-Overall grade1,038 students15 students per teacher
#37 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Ursuline High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Youngstown, OH
A+Overall grade522 students13 students per teacher
#38 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cincinnati, OH
A+Overall gradeAll girls483 students11 students per teacher
#39 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Arch Bishop Moeller High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cincinnati, OH
A-Overall gradeAll boys899 students13 students per teacher
#40 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Bishop Watterson High
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Columbus, OH
A+Overall grade864 students11 students per teacher
#41 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Worthington Christian School, Upper
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 7–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Westerville, OH
B-Overall grade548 students15 students per teacher
#42 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Fuchs Mizrachi School
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Beachwood, OH
AOverall grade411 students5 students per teacher
#43 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Beaumont High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cleveland Heights, OH
A+Overall gradeAll girls297 students7 students per teacher
#44 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Notre Dame
Diocesan school · Grades 7–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Portsmouth, OH
B-Overall grade190 students14 students per teacher
#45 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Spire Academy
Alternative school · Grades 9–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Geneva, OH
B+Overall grade105 students10 students per teacher
#46 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Grand River Academy
Independent school · Grades 8–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Austinburg, OH
AOverall gradeAll boys34 students4 students per teacher
#47 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Bishop Rosecrans High School
Parish school · Grades 9–12
93% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Zanesville, OH
A+Overall grade148 students10 students per teacher
#48 College-Bound Private High Schools in Ohio
Emmanuel Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
92% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Toledo, OH
B+Overall grade520 students20 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.