School district · Ohio

Lancaster City

Lancaster City in Ohio: 10 public schools with 6,036 students and 18.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,066 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
6,036
Students per teacher
18.7
OH 16.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,066
OH $16.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
323
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
671
OH 376 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.5
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.3K15
$10.0K16
$10.6K17
$10.8K18
$10.9K19
$11.5K20
$12.8K21
$13.4K22
$14.3K23
$15.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $13.8M
State
43% · $58.6M
Local
47% · $63.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,891
Support services
$5,583
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$51.7M
Long-term debt
$148M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K——
1–818—
K–553017.7
Medill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–553019.6
K–553019.7
Tallmadge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–548618.7
K–561120.4
6–869319.4
6–864318.3
Lancaster High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,99521.4

Sources

Address
2780 Coonpath Rd NE, Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone
(740)687-7300
Website