Oberlin High School

281 North Pleasant Street

School District

Oberlin City Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 11, 2020

Oberlin High School is an amazing place. They have so many offerings given its small size. There are interesting electives, an amazing art program and some truly wonderful teachers and staff. Is it perfect, no. But no school is. I am very happy with the education my children have received at OHS and I the diversity (both socioeconomically as well as racially) of the student body is a wonderful asset. These young people grow up together and truly learn from each other. There are wonderful after-school activities and sports as well.
Submitted by other on March 11, 2020

I had a great high school experience here. While I was attending the teachers and staff were attentive, and had a passion for what they were doing. It is a small high school, so the class sizes aren't huge which allows you to get involved as a student. I graduated with under 100 students in my class, so everyone knew each other by first/last name. The staff strived for you to reach your full potential as an individual, and as a student. They do offer the IB diploma, but it is optional. We had some disciplinary problems, but nothing that was abnormal for a high school. I can't say enough good things about my experience. 2012 Graduate.
Submitted by parent on March 24, 2015

The school is too small to have so many discipline problems with their students. The students do not respect the principle nor most of the staff. There are about 3 very respected teachers that the students aim to please, but that's not enough! Students roam the halls without staff knowing it caring. The international baccalaureate program is not necessary, and is an EXTREMELY expensive packaged curriculum that tells teachers to do what they were already taught in college to do. IB is a way for staff to get free vacations, that they call "training." Students do double the work to gain an IB diploma, because they are "strongly" encouraged (actually students don't know that it's not required) to get an IB diploma that does absolutely no good, on top of a state diploma, which adds an unprecedented amount of stress on students. When students could be learning new concepts, they are forced to waist their time doing double the work for one concept...all for a useless IB diploma. A state diploma is all they need, they don't need to beat a dead horse, doing the same assignments again for another diploma that holds no value.