Lancaster City
A public school district in Lancaster, Ohio, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,248
- Students enrolled
- 322.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,030.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,319
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,248 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,501st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 1,004 in Ohio. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,319 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 38% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lancaster City spent $15,066 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,332 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,066 | $93.8 million | 6,229 |
| FY2023 | $14,319 | $89.7 million | 6,263 |
| FY2022 | $13,399 | $81.9 million | 6,115 |
| FY2021 | $12,534 | $77.3 million | 6,166 |
| FY2020 | $11,313 | $73.2 million | 6,474 |
| FY2019 | $10,710 | $68.3 million | 6,377 |
| FY2018 | $10,538 | $67.2 million | 6,380 |
| FY2017 | $10,351 | $66.2 million | 6,393 |
| FY2016 | $9,699 | $61.1 million | 6,301 |
| FY2015 | $9,137 | $57.0 million | 6,236 |
| FY2014 | $9,186 | $56.9 million | 6,194 |
| FY2013 | $9,310 | $55.8 million | 5,996 |
| FY2012 | $9,105 | $55.0 million | 6,044 |
| FY2011 | $8,720 | $52.5 million | 6,022 |
| FY2010 | $8,799 | $53.9 million | 6,122 |
| FY2009 | $8,208 | $49.3 million | 6,007 |
| FY2008 | $7,689 | $45.4 million | 5,909 |
| FY2007 | $7,395 | $43.5 million | 5,877 |
| FY2006 | $8,252 | $49.9 million | 6,044 |
| FY2005 | $8,332 | $49.9 million | 5,988 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.3 million | 11.6% |
| State | $42.5 million | 37.1% |
| Local | $58.6 million | 51.2% |
| Total | $114.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bridges | 18 |
| Early Childhood Center 1 | |
| General Sherman Junior High School | 693 |
| Gorsuch West Elementary School | 530 |
| Lancaster High School | 1,995 |
| Medill Elementary School | 530 |
| Mt. Pleasant Elementary School | 530 |
| Tallmadge Elementary School | 486 |
| Tarhe Trails Elementary School | 611 |
| Thomas Ewing Junior High School | 643 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3904420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Ohio — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Ohio — A to Z, each with its page.
- Ohio on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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