Mentor High School
6477 Center St, Mentor, OH, 44060-4109 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Mentor High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 10 - 12
County Lake County, OH
Students & Faculty
Total Students 2404 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 136 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 10 - 813 students
Grade 11 - 831 students
Grade 12 - 760 students
This School
(OH) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(OH) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 2%
% Black 1% 15%
% White 97% 74%
Additional Student Information
This School
(OH) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 6% 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(OH) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Mentor Ex Vill Sd School District
This School's Agency
(OH) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 14 4
Number of Students Managed 9,848 students 1,760 students
District Total Revenue $100,324,000 $15,639,000
District Expenditure $85,825,000 $15,279,000
District Revenue / Student $10,187 $8,886
District Expenditure / Student $8,715 $8,681
District Graduation Rates 96% 93%
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School Notes:
  • Mentor High School is a public high school located in Mentor, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Mentor Exempted Village School District (informally, "Mentor Schools"). In the 2008-2009 school year, it shifted from a three-year school (grades 10-12) to a four-year high school (grades 9-12), serving 3,200 students. It is the eighth largest high school by enrollment in the State of Ohio. Mentor High School educates students from Mentor, Mentor-on-the-Lake, and parts of Kirtland Hills and Concord Township in Lake County, Ohio. Mentor is known for its strong academics as well as athletic and career-prep programs.
  • Alma Mater
  • Keep the banners waving o'er us,
    Floating toward the sky,
    We've a team that's fighting for us,
    Cheer for Mentor High.
  • Alma Mater, Alma Mater
    When from thee we part,
    We shall keep thy mem'ries ever,
    Woven in our hearts.
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Science Olympiad
  • In 2007, the Science Olympiad team saw one of its greatest successes in over a decade, finishing second in the state competition, overtaking Solon High School, a local rival, to get a bid to the national competition at Wichita State University. They finished fifth in the nation, an impressive finish for the young team.
  • In 2009, the Science Olympiad team finished seventh nationally.
  • Athletics
  • Mentor High is a Division I school in the Ohio High School Athletic Association and a member of the Lake Erie League. The Cardinals have won several state championship titles sponsored by the OHSAA.
  • Boys Track and Field - 1933
  • Boys Cross Country - 1985
  • Boys Soccer - 1994
  • Girls Tennis - Kara Sherwood - 2008
  • Coach Lee Tressel led the Mentor Cardinals football team to 34 consecutive victories in the 1950s.
  • Other Activities
  • Academic Challenge
  • Academic Decathlon
  • Athletic Assistants
  • Buckeye Boys and Girls State
  • Business Club
  • Choir
  • Ecology Club
  • Equality Club
  • Fighting Cardinal Marching Band
  • Future Educators
  • Future Leaders
  • Harvest for Hunger
  • Inkwell
  • International Explorers
  • Improv Club
  • Interact Club
  • Intramurals
  • Law Club
  • Latin Club - functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).
  • Manheim Orchestra
  • Mock Trial
  • Model UN
  • National Honor Society
  • Poetry Club
  • Pride
  • PTSA
  • Refuge
  • Science Olympiad
  • See you at the Pole!
  • Ski/Board Club
  • Speech and Debate Team
  • Spirit Club
  • Student Government
  • Teen Institute
  • Theatre
  • Top 25
  • Yearbook
  • Young Politicians
  • Web Team
  • Administration
  • Dr. Jacqueline Hoynes, superintendant
  • Joseph Spiccia, principal
  • Lawrence Luciano, assistant principal
  • John Diamond, Unit 12 principal
  • Sally Miller, Unit 11 principal
  • Lee Munoz, Unit 10 principal
  • Chrisl Wolf, Unit 9 principal
  • Adult Classes
  • Home Maintenance & Repair
  • Digital Photography
  • Notable alumni
  • Gary Durchik – NCAA, Canadian Football League, and Canadian Junior Football League Football Coach
  • Bob Hallen – NFL Football Player
  • Dustin Kirby – MLS Soccer Player
  • Sinisa Ubiparipovic – MLS Soccer Player - New York Red Bull Roster
  • Dan Ryczek – NFL Football player
  • Michael Salinger - Author
  • David Wilcox – Recording Artist
  • Bart Tanski – 2007 Mr. Football Award Recipient
  • Greg Debeljak - Head football coach at Case Western Reserve University
  • Mike Lebowitz - attorney, pioneer in military expression, military law
  • Kimberly Dawn Trenor- charged in death of daughter Riley Ann Sawyers
  • John Jewell -University of Dayton Student Body President
  • Notes and references
  • External links
  • Mentor High School website
  • Mentor Schools website
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (44060)
School Zip (44060)
(OH) State Average
Population (Approximate) 63,783 people 11,069,487 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 33% 21%
Population Average Age 39 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $55,781 $41,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.5 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 37 years old 47 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 85% / 15% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. Kirtland High School - 347 students - 5.1 mi. away - view location
2. Kirtland Middle School - 264 students - 5.1 mi. away - view location
3. Harvey High School - 699 students - 5.1 mi. away - view location
4. Auburn Vocational High School - n/a - 5.2 mi. away - view location
5. Willoughby-eastlake Technical Cente High School - n/a - 5.3 mi. away - view location
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