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Lakota Local School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves West Chester and Liberty, and parts of Monroe and Sharonville.
Students
17,853
Schools
22
Spent per student
$12,774
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$68.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Lakota Local School District
- School Grade A−: better than 81% of Ohio districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 8 pts above the state
- Spends 23% less per student than the OH average
- 25 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020
- Debt of $68.3M, about $3,828 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Wetherington.
PK–26 elementary schoolsThis district
3–68 schoolsThis district
7–94 schoolsThis district
10–122 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. OH
2020–21Math proficiency68%
State average 49.7%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 57.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 85.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,774 per student · 23% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 39%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 29%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,393’20
17,073’21
17,699’22
17,857’23
17,853’24
Up 8.9% since 2020.
Students
White 58%Black 13%Hispanic 11%Asian 11%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
22 public schools.
Cherokee Elementary School
A−791 students25:1
Endeavor Elementary School
A740 students24:1
Hopewell Early Childhood School
727 students23:1
Creekside Early Childhood School
720 students23:1
Adena Elementary School
B+690 students24:1
Freedom Elementary School
A−682 students24:1
Union Elementary School
B+682 students24:1
VanGorden Elementary School
A670 students23:1
Wyandot Early Childhood School
655 students24:1
Shawnee Early Childhood School
630 students23:1
Independence Elementary School
A+608 students22:1
Woodland Elementary School
A−605 students23:1
Heritage Early Childhood School
598 students24:1
Liberty Early Childhood School
407 students24:1
Lakota Plains Junior School
A−745 students26:1
Lakota Ridge Junior School
B695 students24:1
Liberty Junior School
B+681 students20:1
Hopewell Junior School
B+540 students24:1
Lakota West High School
B+2,968 students28:1
Lakota East High School
A−2,660 students26:1
Lakota Central
164 students22:1
VanGorden Preschool
195 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.