Aurora High School (Ohio)

Aurora High School
Location
109 W. Pioneer Trail

Aurora
,
Ohio
44202

United States

41°18′28″N 81°21′07″W / 41.307833°N 81.352053°W / 41.307833; -81.352053
Information
Established1896
School district
Aurora City School District
CEEB code360270
Principal
Ashley Pacholewski[1]
Teaching staff
61.34 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment984 (2024–25)[2]
Student to teacher ratio
16.04[2]
Campus type
Suburban
ColorsGreen and white[3]
   
Athletics conference
Suburban League
Team nameGreenmen[3]
AccreditationOhio Department of Education
National ranking
454 (U.S. News & World Report 2020)
Websiteahs.aurora-schools.org

Aurora High School is a public high school located in Aurora, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Aurora City School District and serves students in grades 9–12. Athletic teams are known as the Greenmen and they compete in the Suburban League as a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

History

Aurora High School was established in 1896 and had its first commencement in 1897. The school was first housed at a two-story building built in 1888 that had been remodeled in 1896 to house all grades after previously being a schoolhouse for the central part of the township. A new township school was built for all grades and opened in 1912. AHS began using a four year diploma program in 1925, with its first graduates in 1926. Prior to 1925, Aurora students could finish their high school diploma at neighboring high schools.[4][5]

Between 1950 and 1962, neighboring Streetsboro lost their high school, and sent their students under tuition grants to neighboring high schools, including Aurora. At the same time, growth in Aurora necessitated larger school facilities. Aurora began plans for a new high school building and in 1965, the current campus on West Pioneer Trail opened. Both the original home of AHS and the 1912 building still stand as of 2026, with the 1896 building serving as the Aurora City Hall and the 1912 building serving as the school district offices.[5]

Accolades and awards

In 2007, Aurora was recognized as a Blue Ribbon School by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program with 257 other high schools.[6]

Aurora has received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report Ranking[7]

Athletics

Aurora High School currently offers:[8]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Field Hockey
  • Ice Hockey
  • Lacrosse
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

State championships

  • Football – 2008[9]
  • Boys golf – 1971[10]
  • Boys wrestling – 1995[11]

Notable alumni

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Record-Courier, Ravenna (May 9, 2025). "Who is the new principal for Aurora High School starting next school year?". No. LOCAL. Ravenna Record-Courier. Record-Courier.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aurora High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  3. 1 2 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2010.
  4. ↑ "News Notes From Ravenna". The Plain Dealer. April 30, 1897. p. 2. The annual commencement of the Aurora High School was held this evening. There were seven graduates.
  5. 1 2 admin. "Aurora School History". Aurora Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2007 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon Schools All Public High Schools" (PDF). www2.ed.gov. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Aurora High School Overview". U.S. News & World Report.
  8. ↑ "Athletics - Aurora High School". ahs.aurora-schools.org. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  9. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  10. ↑ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2006.
  11. ↑ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Wrestling". Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2007.
  12. ↑ "AJ Barner - Football". University of Michigan Athletics.
  13. ↑ "Tom Curtis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  14. ↑ "Shyanne Sellers - Women's Basketball". University of Maryland Athletics.


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