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South Amherst, Ohio - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Firelands Local #555 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,052 per pupil, Firelands Local ranks #748 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,684
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,052
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Firelands Local operates 3 public schools serving 1,684 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. 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 $12,052 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.7% local, 45.2% state, and 11.2% 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 37/100, ranked #555 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 276.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 32.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Firelands Elementary School, with a diversity index of 20.2/100.
Its largest campus is Firelands Elementary School, enrolling 783 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Firelands Elementary School accounts for 46.5% of all Firelands Local student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Firelands Local a distant remainder — means Firelands Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Firelands Local student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Firelands Local is typically wider than the Firelands Local-aggregate figure suggests.
Firelands Local chronic absenteeism rate is 32.7% — 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.
Firelands Local has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,684 students.
How much does Firelands Local spend per student?
Firelands Local spends $12,052 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #555 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Firelands Local?
Firelands Local students are 89.5% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Firelands Local?
Firelands Local has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #555 out of 806 districts in Ohio.