Firelands Local Schools

Listed by NCES as Firelands Local (district ID 3904815)

Public school district · Lorain County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904815

Firelands Local Schools spent $13,282 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 67% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,273). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,661 students in 2024-25; 43.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,985 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 Firelands Local Schools in enrollment (1,678 to 1,697 students) and Firelands Local Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Firelands Local Schools, FY23Miami Valley Career Tech $23,308; New Lexington Schools $17,514; Waverly City $15,588; Minerva Local $14,929; Logan Elm Local $14,621; Clark-Shawnee Local $13,997; Firelands Local Schools $13,282; Beaver Local $12,403; Bath Local Schools $12,305; Otsego Local $12,004; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kMiami Valley Career Tech$23,308New Lexington Schools$17,514Waverly City$15,588Minerva Local$14,929Logan Elm Local$14,621Clark-Shawnee Local$13,997Firelands Local Schools$13,282Beaver Local$12,403Bath Local Schools$12,305Otsego Local$12,004State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Firelands Local Schools, FY23Miami Valley Career Tech $23,308; New Lexington Schools $17,514; Waverly City $15,588; Minerva Local $14,929; Logan Elm Local $14,621; Clark-Shawnee Local $13,997; Firelands Local Schools $13,282; Beaver Local $12,403; Bath Local Schools $12,305; Otsego Local $12,004; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kMiami Valley Career Tech$23,308New Lexington Schools$17,514Waverly City$15,588Minerva Local$14,929Logan Elm Local$14,621Clark-Shawnee Local$13,997Firelands Local Schools$13,282Beaver Local$12,403Bath Local Schools$12,305Otsego Local$12,004State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Firelands Local Schools, FY23Miami Valley Career Tech $23,308; New Lexington Schools $17,514; Waverly City $15,588; Minerva Local $14,929; Logan Elm Local $14,621; Clark-Shawnee Local $13,997; Firelands Local Schools $13,282; Beaver Local $12,403; Bath Local Schools $12,305; Otsego Local $12,004; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kMiami Valley Career Tech$23,308New Lexington Schools$17,514Waverly City$15,588Minerva Local$14,929Logan Elm Local$14,621Clark-Shawnee Local$13,997Firelands Local Schools$13,282Beaver Local$12,403Bath Local Schools$12,305Otsego Local$12,004State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Firelands Local Schools, FY23Miami Valley Career Tech $23,308; New Lexington Schools $17,514; Waverly City $15,588; Minerva Local $14,929; Logan Elm Local $14,621; Clark-Shawnee Local $13,997; Firelands Local Schools $13,282; Beaver Local $12,403; Bath Local Schools $12,305; Otsego Local $12,004; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kMiami Valley Career Tech$23,308New Lexington Schools$17,514Waverly City$15,588Minerva Local$14,929Logan Elm Local$14,621Clark-Shawnee Local$13,997Firelands Local Schools$13,282Beaver Local$12,403Bath Local Schools$12,305Otsego Local$12,004State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$25,358,000 in revenue: 43.0% state, 50.8% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $6,345,000 of capital outlay was $30,145,000, or $17,901 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Firelands Local Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,912,000; Local $12,893,000; Federal $1,553,000; total $25,358,000.
  • State$10,912,000 43%
  • Local$12,893,000 51%
  • Federal$1,553,000 6%

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 452 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,684 students in 2022-23, 1,727 students in 2023-24, 1,661 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Firelands Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,684, 2023-24: 1,727, 2024-25: 1,66105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6842023-241,7272024-251,661
Firelands Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,684, 2023-24: 1,727, 2024-25: 1,66105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6842023-241,7272024-251,661
Firelands Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,684, 2023-24: 1,727, 2024-25: 1,66105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6842023-241,7272024-251,661
Firelands Local Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,684, 2023-24: 1,727, 2024-25: 1,66105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6842023-241,7272024-251,661

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,68496.417.5
2023-241,727100.417.2
2024-251,66195.517.4

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

$7,172,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,259 per student

Firelands Local Schools booked $7,172,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 97 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $73,612 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 33 in 100 Ohio districts with a figure (state median $78,983, 642 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$5,482,00076.4%
Special education$1,421,00019.8%
Vocational$269,0003.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,879 in 2018-19, $3,892 in 2019-20, $4,116 in 2020-21, $4,025 in 2021-22, $4,259 in 2022-23.

Firelands Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,879, 2019-20: $3,892, 2020-21: $4,116, 2021-22: $4,025, 2022-23: $4,25902k4k6k2018-19$3,8792019-20$3,8922020-21$4,1162021-22$4,0252022-23$4,259
Firelands Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,879, 2019-20: $3,892, 2020-21: $4,116, 2021-22: $4,025, 2022-23: $4,25902k4k6k2018-19$3,8792019-20$3,8922020-21$4,1162021-22$4,0252022-23$4,259
Firelands Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,879, 2019-20: $3,892, 2020-21: $4,116, 2021-22: $4,025, 2022-23: $4,25902k4k6k2018-19$3,8792019-20$3,8922020-21$4,1162021-22$4,0252022-23$4,259
Firelands Local Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,879, 2019-20: $3,892, 2020-21: $4,116, 2021-22: $4,025, 2022-23: $4,25902k4k6k2018-19$3,8792019-20$3,8922020-21$4,1162021-22$4,0252022-23$4,259

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Firelands Local Schools scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 68-72% 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 arts70-74%59%791
Math68-72%54%791

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 135 students in Firelands Local Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%86.2%
Students in the class135132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 783 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Firelands Elementary School78318.635.1%Targeted 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.

1 middle school, 407 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Firelands Middle School40715.930.0%Targeted 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.

1 high school, 471 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Firelands High School47116.845.2%Not Title I

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 Firelands Local Schools

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 Firelands Local Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentFirelands Local Schools ranks 305 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,282).#305 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioFirelands Local Schools is the number 273 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 1,684 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#273 of 999
  3. Minerva Local School DistrictThe next larger Ohio district: 1,687 students in fall 2022, $14,929 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,929
  4. Miami Valley Career TechThe next smaller Ohio district: 1,680 students in fall 2022, $23,308 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,308
  5. Compare Firelands Local Schools with Minerva Local School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Firelands High School, its largest high school471 students in 2024-25, 16.8 per teacher.471
  7. Teacher salary spending across OhioFirelands Local Schools spent $73,612 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $78,983); spending, not a salary.$73,612
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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 Firelands Local Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Firelands Local Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,661 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Firelands Local Schools spend per student?
    $13,282 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,985 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Firelands Local Schools' money come from?
    $25,358,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.0% state, 50.8% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Firelands Local Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 158 of the 1,726 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Firelands Local Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $7,172,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,259 per student. Divided by the 97 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $73,612 per teacher, more than 33 in 100 Ohio districts (state median $78,983). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Ohio teacher salary at $63,153 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Firelands Local Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Firelands Local Schools scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading and 68-72% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Firelands Local Schools?
    90-94% of the 135 students in Firelands Local Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Firelands Local Schools' NCES district ID?
    3904815. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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