C+
Lancaster City School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Lancaster, Pleasant and Hocking, and parts of Greenfield and Berne.
Students
6,036
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,066
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$144.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lancaster City School District
- School Grade C+: better than 43% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the OH average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $144.3M, about $23,913 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Buffalo.
PK–8Shenandoah Elementary SchoolNoble Local School District
9–12Shenandoah High SchoolNoble Local School District
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency38%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,066 per student · 9% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 43%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
6,166’20
6,115’21
6,263’22
6,229’23
6,036’24
About steady.
Students
White 85%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
10 public schools.
Tarhe Trails Elementary School
B611 students20:1
Gorsuch West Elementary School
C530 students18:1
Medill Elementary School
C+530 students20:1
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
C+530 students20:1
Tallmadge Elementary School
C486 students19:1
Bridges
18 students
General Sherman Junior High School
C+693 students19:1
Thomas Ewing Junior High School
C643 students18:1
Lancaster High School
B−1,995 students21:1
Early Childhood Center 1
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.