Lorain Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Lorain County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 40,705 students attending Lorain County schools, 62.8% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 18.1% of Lorain County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Lorain County, representing 63.7% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.5% when compared to the previous year.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Keystone High School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	420
Keystone Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	92.4%	355
McCormick Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	90.8%	349
Keystone Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.9%	690
Firelands Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.7%	793
Westwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.3%	271
Ranger High Technology Academy	Non-Hispanic White	88.8%	294
South Amherst Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.7%	416
Erieview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.7%	282
Learwood Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.5%	550
Avon Lake High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.4%	1,071
Firelands High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.2%	468
Columbia High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.2%	271
Eastview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.5%	345
Troy Intermediate Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.8%	545
Redwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.7%	414
Columbia Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	85.5%	311
Midview North Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.1%	478
Midview High School	Non-Hispanic White	85%	728
Midview East Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	411
North Ridgeville High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.6%	1,236
North Ridgeville Academic Center	Non-Hispanic White	84%	1,861
Midview Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	83.8%	402
Midview West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.5%	455
Liberty Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.1%	597
Wellington High School	Non-Hispanic White	82.8%	244
Avon Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	80.7%	1,059
Avon High School	Non-Hispanic White	79.5%	1,378
Avon Heritage Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	79.1%	952
North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community	Non-Hispanic White	79.1%	455
Copopa Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	78.7%	414
Brookside Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	78.1%	251
Avon East Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	78%	615
Avon Early Learning Center	Non-Hispanic White	76.9%	381
Forestlawn Early Learning Center	Non-Hispanic White	76.8%	181
Brookside High School	Non-Hispanic White	76.7%	447
Amherst Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	76.4%	850
Westview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	75.9%	282
Marion L. Steele High School	Non-Hispanic White	75.8%	1,031
Knollwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	75.5%	229
Brookside Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	75%	420
Powers Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.9%	1,144
Walter G. Nord Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	71.6%	552
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Hispanic	63.8%	298
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	63.7%	259
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	Non-Hispanic White	58.2%	79
Northwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	57.8%	346
Eastern Heights Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	54.5%	547
Washington Elementary School	Hispanic	54.4%	283
Northwood Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	53.6%	543
Southview Middle School	Hispanic	51.9%	416
Frank Jacinto Elementary School	Hispanic	50.8%	313
Oberlin High School	Non-Hispanic White	50.7%	215
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	Hispanic	49%	288
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	Non-Hispanic White	48.9%	395
Palm Elementary School	Hispanic	48.5%	299
Langston Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	48.2%	195
Oberlin Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	47.2%	362
Horizon Science Academy Lorain	Hispanic	47.1%	797
Lorain High School	Hispanic	46.6%	1,662
Ely Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	45.1%	461
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Hispanic	45.1%	304
New Beginnings	Non-Hispanic Black	44.4%	142
Vincent Elementary School	Hispanic	44.3%	476
Garfield Elementary School	Hispanic	44.2%	251
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle School	Hispanic	44.1%	102
Durling Middle School	Hispanic	44%	439
Elyria High School	Non-Hispanic White	43.3%	1,544
Eastern Heights Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	42.7%	541
Clearview Local Schools	Hispanic	42.1%	38
Black River Career Prep High School	Non-Hispanic White	41.8%	182
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	Hispanic	41.3%	448
Clearview High School	Hispanic	40.6%	320
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Hispanic	40.1%	449
Westwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	39.7%	474
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary School	Hispanic	38.7%	111
Larkmoor Elementary School	Hispanic	38.3%	446
Admiral King Elementary School	Hispanic	37%	273
Westwood Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	35.8%	497
Hawthorne Elementary School	Hispanic	33.5%	236
Longfellow Middle School	Hispanic	32.2%	348
Hamilton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	32%	428