Marion L Steele High School

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

Marion L Steele High School in Amherst, Ohio enrolled 1,014 students in 2024-25 with 52.5 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 54.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Ohio: 86.2%).

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

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

1,039 students in 2022-23, 1,065 students in 2023-24, 1,014 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.5 to 52.5.

Students enrolled at Marion L Steele High School by school year2022-23: 1,039, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,01405001k1.5k2022-231,0392023-241,0652024-251,014
Students enrolled at Marion L Steele High School by school year2022-23: 1,039, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,01405001k1.5k2022-231,0392023-241,0652024-251,014
Students enrolled at Marion L Steele High School by school year2022-23: 1,039, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,01405001k1.5k2022-231,0392023-241,0652024-251,014
Students enrolled at Marion L Steele High School by school year2022-23: 1,039, 2023-24: 1,065, 2024-25: 1,01405001k1.5k2022-231,0392023-241,0652024-251,014
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,03949.521.0
2023-241,06551.520.7
2024-251,01452.519.3

19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 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 19.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Ohio high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.6 to 91.5; This school 19.3; state median 15.9.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.3state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 391 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marion L Steele High School enrolled 1,172 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 70 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 391 of the 1,172 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions70
  • Chronically absent25.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.3% of students were White, 14.2% Hispanic, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.3%
  2. Hispanic14.2%
  3. Two or more races4.5%
  4. Black2.7%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Marion L Steele High School scored proficient or above: 54% 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. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtOhio
Math54%65‑68% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); 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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% of the 271 students in Marion L Steele High School's 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 schoolIts districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate90%90%86.2%
Students in the class271271132,008

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

What to look at next about Marion L Steele High School

  1. Clearview High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.3 miles away: 333 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  2. Lorain High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.4 miles away: 1,773 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Marion L Steele High School with Clearview High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Amherst Exempted Village Schools spends per student$11,818 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,818
  5. The largest public schools in OhioMarion L Steele High School is the number 138 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 924
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.19.3:1
  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 Marion L Steele High School

  1. How many students attend Marion L Steele High School?
    1,014 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,039 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Amherst, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Marion L Steele High School?
    19.3 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 Marion L Steele High School a Title I school?
    Marion L Steele High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Marion L Steele High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Marion L Steele High School scored proficient or above: 54% 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 is the graduation rate at Marion L Steele High School?
    90% of the 271 students in Marion L Steele High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Marion L Steele High School in?
    Amherst Exempted Village Schools, NCES district ID 3904519. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390451902116 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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