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Helena, Ohio as viewed from Main StreetPhoto: Photo by and ©2006 Dustin M. Ramsey (Kralizec!) · CC BY-SA 2.5
Schools in Helena

Helena’s public schools

Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helena. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Ohio’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Ohio’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs OH $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
OH 16.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
748 students on the public path
In brief

Helena’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Helena’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s 3,056 public schools. James J Hilfiker Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Gibsonburg Middle School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Helena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5James J Hilfiker Elementary Schoolin GibsonburgB+
6–8Gibsonburg Middle Schoolin GibsonburgC+
9–12Gibsonburg High Schoolin GibsonburgB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Gibsonburg Exempted Village School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 748 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (OH 16.9)
$14,711OH $16,610 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 59.5% · 426 students tested
Math55%
State average 52.2% · 428 students tested

Helena vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Ohio towns that share Helena’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Helena—Gibsonburg Exempted Village

Every school in Helena

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Helenain other towns
James J Hilfiker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gibsonburg
B+
371 students16:1Rate it →
Gibsonburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gibsonburg
C+
157 students22:1Rate it →
Gibsonburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gibsonburg
B−
220 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Helena’s schools

Are Helena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Helena. Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Ohio’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Helena in?

Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District.

Where do Helena kids go to high school?

Gibsonburg High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.