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Elyria, Ohio - 10 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Elyria City Schools #101 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,064 per pupil, Elyria City Schools ranks #299 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,804
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$15,064
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elyria City Schools operates 10 public schools serving 5,804 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lorain County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,064 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.0% local, 45.7% state, and 17.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #101 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 484.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.0% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hamilton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 74.3/100.
Its largest campus is Elyria High School, enrolling 1,540 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Elyria Early Childhood Center, at 302 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Elyria High School accounts for 26.5% of all Elyria City Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Elyria City Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Elyria City Schools school enrollment varies 5.1× across entities
Elyria City Schools school enrollment ranges from 302 students (lowest) to 1,540 students (highest), a spread of 1,238 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Elyria City Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Elyria City Schools student-counselor ratio is 484:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Elyria City Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 39.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Elyria City Schools has 10 schools, including 1 high, 7 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 5,804 students.
How much does Elyria City Schools spend per student?
Elyria City Schools spends $15,064 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #101 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Elyria City Schools?
Elyria City Schools students are 45.0% White, 18.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elyria City Schools?
Elyria City Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #101 out of 806 districts in Ohio.