The Quakers' graduation rate is 90.6% for four years. 71% of the teachers at New Philadelphia high school have a master's degree. There are 12 advanced placement classes at the high school.
Athletics
Town rivalry
New Philadelphia and the neighboring town of Dover have maintained a competitive rivalry, but in 1968, the two schools considered merging. This idea was introduced as a way for the school district to save money but the rivalry was already so deep rooted that when the cities voted on it, it was immediately shut down. In the past, this match-up was named the "Best Small Town Rivalry" by USA Today.
Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships
Varsity football team is rated nationally at 309th currently.
Varsity is ranked 28th in the state of Ohio currently.
Notable incidents
A tornado in 1964 destroyed the press box, fence, and the refreshment stand at the stadium. It cost about $10,165 to repair the damage that was caused.
In 1968 two teachers, Mrs. Goforth and Mr. Campbell, were fired. The next day the boys vocational department organized a walk out of all junior and senior high school students to support them. Despite the show of support, the Board of Education did not reconsider the terminations.
On March 4, 1990, an arson fire caused estimated damages of 6 million dollars to New Philadelphia High School. The fire was started in the second floor library, but also caused significant damage to the third floor room above the library and other adjacent second floor rooms. Investigators found multiple gasoline ignited piles of books in the library that served as origin points. Firefighters said that the fire was estimated to be burning about two hours in the enclosed library before being discovered around 6:49 A.M by a custodian. The Police Captain confirmed that there was a break-in at the school. The arson remains an unsolved case. The temperature was estimated to be 2,000 degrees that caused most of the damage and the doors were closed that kept the heat in and caused the third floor to sag into the library. In the wake of the fire, high school classes were cancelled for at least a week, until the school decided where the rest of the year was going to be held. The High school students attended Tuscarawas Campus of Kent university and Buckeye Vocational School. The junior high school students attended local churches.
Notable faculty and staff
Woody Hayes came to New Philadelphia in 1936 and started out as an assistant coach to head coach Brickles. He then became a head coach at New Philadelphia in 1938 and led the Quakers to a 9–1 season. For the six-year period that Woody Hayes coached the Quakers went 54–5–1. The Quakers would outscore their opponents 341 to 52 during the time Woody was coach. Hayes only remained head coach for three years and then enlisted in the navy in July 1941.
