NCES CCD 2024-25 12 schools OH

Best-Resourced Schools in Lancaster, OH

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12 public K-12 schools in Lancaster from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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12
Schools
7,321
Students
32.8/100
Avg Resource Index
18.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Lancaster has more public-school enrollment than 71% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Lancaster's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Lancaster's list includes 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 36-point gap between Early Childhood Center 2 and General Sherman Junior High School shows the range hidden by Lancaster's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 29%
School count
Top 31%
Resource Index average
19th percentile
Teacher staffing
21st percentile

Lancaster High School accounts for 27.3% of all Lancaster public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Lancaster-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lancaster school enrollment varies 111× across entities

Lancaster school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 1,995 students (highest), a spread of 1,977 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lancaster student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Early Childhood Center 2 56
2. Early Childhood Center 1 40
3. Fairfield Union High School 39
4. Tarhe Trails Elementary School 37
5. Gorsuch West Elementary School 32
6. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School 31
7. Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School 30
8. Lancaster High School 29
9. Tallmadge Elementary School 29
10. Medill Elementary School 27
11. Thomas Ewing Junior High School 23
12. General Sherman Junior High School 20

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Lancaster

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Gorsuch West Elementary School 36.6/100
  2. 2 Mt. Pleasant Elementary School 36.0/100
  3. 3 Tallmadge Elementary School 28.9/100
  4. 4 Tarhe Trails Elementary School 28.4/100
  5. 5 Thomas Ewing Junior High School 25.9/100

What do families ask about schools in Lancaster?

Which Lancaster school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Early Childhood Center 2 has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Lancaster schools in this federal-data comparison at 56/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Lancaster, OH? ▼

Lancaster has 12 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,321 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.