Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary

Public school district · Lorain County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3900102

Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary spent $14,162 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 65% of the other Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $15,201). Its one school enrolled 89 students in 2024-25; 60.6% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary in enrollment (140 to 145 students) and Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary, FY23Vanlue Local $22,923; Focus North High School $20,674; Educational Academy for Boys & Girls $19,035; Middlebury Academy $17,710; Zenith Academy West $17,676; Akros Middle School $16,404; Cleveland Preparatory Academy $14,352; Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy $14,279; Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary $14,162; Randall Park High School $12,944; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kVanlue Local$22,923Focus North High School$20,674Educational Academy for Boys &…$19,035Middlebury Academy$17,710Zenith Academy West$17,676Akros Middle School$16,404Cleveland Preparatory Academy$14,352Springfield Preparatory and Fi…$14,279Constellation Schools: Lorain …$14,162Randall Park High School$12,944State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary, FY23Vanlue Local $22,923; Focus North High School $20,674; Educational Academy for Boys & Girls $19,035; Middlebury Academy $17,710; Zenith Academy West $17,676; Akros Middle School $16,404; Cleveland Preparatory Academy $14,352; Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy $14,279; Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary $14,162; Randall Park High School $12,944; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kVanlue Local$22,923Focus North High School$20,674Educational Academy for Boys & Girls$19,035Middlebury Academy$17,710Zenith Academy West$17,676Akros Middle School$16,404Cleveland Preparatory Academy$14,352Springfield Preparatory and Fitness…$14,279Constellation Schools: Lorain Commu…$14,162Randall Park High School$12,944State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary, FY23Vanlue Local $22,923; Focus North High School $20,674; Educational Academy for Boys & Girls $19,035; Middlebury Academy $17,710; Zenith Academy West $17,676; Akros Middle School $16,404; Cleveland Preparatory Academy $14,352; Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy $14,279; Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary $14,162; Randall Park High School $12,944; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kVanlue Local$22,923Focus North High School$20,674Educational Academy for Boys & Girls$19,035Middlebury Academy$17,710Zenith Academy West$17,676Akros Middle School$16,404Cleveland Preparatory Academy$14,352Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy$14,279Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Ele…$14,162Randall Park High School$12,944State median, under 1,000 students $15,201
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary, FY23Vanlue Local $22,923; Focus North High School $20,674; Educational Academy for Boys & Girls $19,035; Middlebury Academy $17,710; Zenith Academy West $17,676; Akros Middle School $16,404; Cleveland Preparatory Academy $14,352; Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy $14,279; Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary $14,162; Randall Park High School $12,944; State median, under 1,000 students $15,201.10k15k20k25kVanlue Local$22,923Focus North High School$20,674Educational Academy for Boys & Girls$19,035Middlebury Academy$17,710Zenith Academy West$17,676Akros Middle School$16,404Cleveland Preparatory Academy$14,352Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Aca…$14,279Constellation Schools: Lorain Community…$14,162Randall Park High School$12,944State median, under 1,000 students $15,201

Where the money came from

$2,693,000 in revenue: 60.6% state, 8.8% local and 30.7% federal. Total spending including $109,000 of capital outlay was $2,120,000, or $14,930 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,631,000; Local $236,000; Federal $826,000; total $2,693,000.
  • State$1,631,000 61%
  • Local$236,000 9%
  • Federal$826,000 31%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 529 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

142 students in 2022-23, 121 students in 2023-24, 89 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231422023-241212024-2589
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231422023-241212024-2589
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231422023-241212024-2589
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 142, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 890501001502022-231422023-241212024-2589

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231420.6244.8
2023-241211.676.6
2024-25895.516.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary scored proficient or above: 46-55% in reading and 20-29% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts46-55%59%67
Math20-29%54%67

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 89 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary8916.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentConstellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary ranks 342 of 529 Ohio districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,162).#342 of 529
  2. Every school district in OhioConstellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary is the number 881 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 142 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#881 of 999
  3. Educational Academy for Boys & GirlsThe next larger Ohio district: 143 students in fall 2022, $19,035 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,035
  4. Akros Middle SchoolThe next smaller Ohio district: 141 students in fall 2022, $16,404 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,404
  5. Compare Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary with Educational Academy for Boys & GirlsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 89 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary spend per student?
    $14,162 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $15,201 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary's money come from?
    $2,693,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.6% state, 8.8% local and 30.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary scored proficient or above: 46-55% in reading and 20-29% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary's NCES district ID?
    3900102. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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