Steubenville High School | |
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Address | |
420 N 4th Street , 43952 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°21′54″N 80°36′44″W / 40.36500°N 80.61222°W |
Information | |
Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Opened | 1949 |
School district | Steubenville City School District |
Superintendent | Melinda Young |
Principal | Ted Gorman |
Teaching staff | 37 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 627 (2017-18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.95[1] |
Campus type | Small City[2] |
Color(s) | Crimson and Black |
Athletics conference | Ohio Valley Athletic Conference |
Team name | Big Red |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
Newspaper | Beacon |
Yearbook | The Steuben |
Athletic Director | Lynn Meyer |
Website | www |
Steubenville High School is a public high school in Steubenville, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Steubenville City School District.
The school offers baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.[3] Athletic teams compete as the Steubenville Big Red in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
Main article: Steubenville High School rape case |
The school drew international attention after two members of the football team were accused and later convicted of digitally raping, and distributing child pornography of a 16-year-old girl in 2012. The students were seen "joking" about raping a "dead girl" on a 12 minute video.[4][5] The convicted teens were also charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl, which occurred only 4 months prior.[6] Four adults were indicted in the cover-up of sexual assault cases involving the schools high school athletes, one being the school coach.