Lima City
A public school district in Lima, Ohio, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,370
- Students enrolled
- 238.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 869.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,321
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,370 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,919th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 112th of 1,004 in Ohio. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,321 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% 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
Lima City spent $19,321 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,263 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.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,321 | $65.6 million | 3,394 |
| FY2022 | $18,078 | $61.0 million | 3,375 |
| FY2021 | $15,929 | $55.4 million | 3,477 |
| FY2020 | $14,254 | $51.5 million | 3,616 |
| FY2019 | $13,440 | $49.1 million | 3,653 |
| FY2018 | $13,539 | $49.1 million | 3,625 |
| FY2017 | $12,919 | $48.3 million | 3,739 |
| FY2016 | $12,181 | $45.3 million | 3,722 |
| FY2015 | $11,385 | $44.2 million | 3,881 |
| FY2014 | $10,910 | $42.2 million | 3,865 |
| FY2013 | $10,886 | $42.1 million | 3,863 |
| FY2012 | $11,373 | $44.7 million | 3,934 |
| FY2011 | $11,906 | $49.9 million | 4,192 |
| FY2010 | $10,936 | $46.8 million | 4,280 |
| FY2009 | $10,251 | $46.0 million | 4,488 |
| FY2008 | $9,917 | $46.0 million | 4,642 |
| FY2007 | $9,571 | $46.5 million | 4,855 |
| FY2006 | $8,933 | $45.3 million | 5,071 |
| FY2005 | $9,263 | $46.3 million | 4,994 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.1 million | 22.4% |
| State | $42.6 million | 59.2% |
| Local | $13.2 million | 18.4% |
| Total | $72.0 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary School | 235 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 448 |
| Independence Elementary School | 272 |
| Liberty Arts Magnet K-8 | 343 |
| Lima North Middle School | 321 |
| Lima Senior High School | 1,004 |
| Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 | 172 |
| Lima West Middle School | 334 |
| Unity Elementary School | 241 |
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
- 3904422
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 25, 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 2023
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 2023.
Data retrieved