Oberlin’s public schools beat 51% of Ohio districts
The public schools Oberlin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Oberlin’s schools
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Oberlin’s schools beat 51% of districts. Among the 1,386 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 21%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
High spending, middling results
Oberlin spends $22,300 per student, 34% more than the state average, and each teacher has about 12 students, compared with 17 statewide. Results haven’t kept pace: the schools beat 51% of districts. Test scores ↓
Oberlin runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares
Oberlin runs its own schools through grade 12. New Russia and Pittsfield send their kids to all the same schools. The middle school earns the best grade on the path (B−); the high school earns the lowest (C). See the path ↓
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 56%, 1 point below the state. Math is 41%, 9 points below the state. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Oberlin compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Ohio’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Ohio only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oberlin.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Close to the state in reading
Oberlin vs. its neighbors
Oberlin’s schools rank 2nd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Ohio districts.
Every school in Oberlin
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Oberlin families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges in Oberlin
1 college in Oberlin, and 9 more within 30 miles.
Straight-line distance from the center of Oberlin. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 4 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Ohio. Stars are from neighbors.