📍 10521 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, Lorain County, 44074
Firelands High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oberlin, Lorain County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Firelands Local school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Firelands High School enrolls 487 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 436 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 487 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Firelands High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH-50, state senate district 13, state house district 56.
Firelands High School is one of 3 schools in Firelands Local, based in South Amherst, Ohio. The district serves 1,661 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Firelands High School is close to the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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