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 Carroll.
K–2Bloom Carroll Primary SchoolBloom-Carroll Local School District
3–7Bloom Carroll Intermediate SchoolBloom-Carroll Local School District
82 middle schoolsBloom-Carroll Local School District
9–12Bloom-Carroll High SchoolBloom-Carroll 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.