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Mapleton High School is a public
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in Orange Township, near
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, United States. It was created in 1962 by merging the high schools in
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and Ruggles-
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's high school had previously merged with Ruggles to create Ruggles-Troy). It is the only high school in the Mapleton Local School District and serves approximately 290 students in grades 9 to 12. Athletic teams are known as the Mounties with school colors of royal blue and red.


Athletics

The Mounties are members of the
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and have been since 1963. They sport the colors of royal blue and red for athletic competitions. In August 2014, Mapleton became an affiliate member of the
Mid-Buckeye Conference The Mid-Buckeye Conference, known also at times as the Middle Buckeye Conference, is an OHSAA athletics conference with member schools located in Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Richland, and Wayne counties. The following are the current members: ...
for girls soccer.


Location

All three of the Mapleton buildings are located on one campus at the southeast corner of County Roads 801 and 620, about 3 miles north of
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. Mountie Drive runs through campus and connects CR 801 with CR 620 after winding by all three buildings. Despite Mountie Drive serving as the mailing address for the high school and the elementary school, the middle school still uses CR 801 for its address.


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* {{authority control High schools in Ashland County, Ohio Public high schools in Ohio Educational institutions established in 1962 1962 establishments in Ohio