📍 2010 Tremainsville Rd, Toledo, Lucas County, 43613
Start High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Toledo, Lucas County. The school has 1,242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Toledo City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 81%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Start High School enrolls 1,242 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 88 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 30% White and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 645 | 52% |
| White | 378 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 112 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
623 of the school's 1,242 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 584 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Start High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 45.
Start High School is one of 57 schools in Toledo City, based in Toledo, Ohio. The district serves 21,290 students district-wide and employs 1,511 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,242 students, Start High School is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large