William R Burton
Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Oberlin, Ohio
William R Burton in Oberlin, Ohio enrolled 1,194 students in 2024-25 with 93.4 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Ohio high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 14% 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
1,239 students in 2022-23, 1,222 students in 2023-24, 1,194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 145.0 to 93.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,239 | 145.0 | 8.5 |
| 2023-24 | 1,222 | 90.0 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,194 | 93.4 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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.
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).
One counselor per 518 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection William R Burton enrolled 1,554 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 188 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 518 of the 1,554 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions188
- Chronically absent40.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.5% of students were White, 12.6% Hispanic, 6.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White75.5%
- Hispanic12.6%
- Black6.4%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.3%
- 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 William R Burton scored proficient or above: 14% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 14% | not published | 54.3% |
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 Oberlin
3 public high schools in Oberlin report 2024-25 enrollment; William R Burton is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| William R Burton | 1,194 | 12.8 | not reported |
| Firelands High School | 471 | 16.8 | 45.2% |
| Oberlin High School | 218 | 10.7 | 36.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about William R Burton
- Oberlin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 218 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Wellington High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.8 miles away: 228 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
- Compare William R Burton with Oberlin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lorain County JVS spends per student$18,412 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,412
- The largest public schools in OhioWilliam R Burton is the number 110 by size of 924 Ohio high schools open in 2024-25.#110 of 924
- Ohio schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 15.9 for high schools.12.8:1
- 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 William R Burton
How many students attend William R Burton?
1,194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,239 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Oberlin, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at William R Burton?
12.8 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.Is William R Burton a Title I school?
William R Burton was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William R Burton do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at William R Burton scored proficient or above: 14% 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.What district is William R Burton in?
Lorain County JVS, NCES district ID 3905122. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390512204074 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.