Lorain Preparatory High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Lorain, Ohio

Lorain Preparatory High School in Lorain, Ohio enrolled 109 students in 2024-25 with 10.3 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 79% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%

61 students in 2022-23, 119 students in 2023-24, 109 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.4 to 10.3.

Students enrolled at Lorain Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 119, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23612023-241192024-25109
Students enrolled at Lorain Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 119, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23612023-241192024-25109
Students enrolled at Lorain Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 119, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23612023-241192024-25109
Students enrolled at Lorain Preparatory High School by school year2022-23: 61, 2023-24: 119, 2024-25: 1090501001502022-23612023-241192024-25109
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23617.48.3
2023-241196.717.9
2024-2510910.310.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Ohio high schools

Among the 886 Ohio high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 10.6; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 10.6; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 10.6; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 10.6; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 10.6state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Who attends

44.0% of students were Hispanic, 27.5% White, 20.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic44.0%
  2. White27.5%
  3. Black20.2%
  4. Two or more races7.3%
  5. American Indian0.9%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Lorain Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 54.3% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOhio
Mathunder 50%not published54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

High schools in Lorain

4 public high schools in Lorain report 2024-25 enrollment; Lorain Preparatory High School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lorain High School1,77317.8not reported
Clearview High School33313.6not reported
New Beginnings12525.0not reported
Lorain Preparatory High School10910.655.7%

All public schools in Lorain →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lorain Preparatory High School

  1. Clearview High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 333 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Lorain High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,773 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare Lorain Preparatory High School with Clearview High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lorain Preparatory High School spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in OhioLorain Preparatory High School is the number 839 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#839 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.10.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lorain Preparatory High School

  1. How many students attend Lorain Preparatory High School?
    109 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 61 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Lorain, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lorain Preparatory High School?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lorain Preparatory High School a Title I school?
    Lorain Preparatory High School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at Lorain Preparatory High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Lorain Preparatory High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 54.3% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lorain Preparatory High School in?
    Lorain Preparatory High School, NCES district ID 3910042. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 391004210824 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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