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Avon High School

37545 Detroit Rd, Avon, OH 44011 · (440) 934-6171 · Lorain County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,417 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,417
High
DISTRICT 861 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
202 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 8
2
Grade 9
351
Grade 10
336
Grade 11
351
Grade 12
377
Student demographics
White
1,13580%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
1229%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8%
Black
413%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 17%
Asian
564%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Two+
634%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
70049%
Female
71751%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
85.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
80.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +8.7pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
84.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,417
+109 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.6:1
% White
80%
was 85%
% Hispanic
9%
was 5%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Avon High School

Avon High School operates as a big high school in Avon, Ohio, run under Avon Local. Current enrollment sits at 1,417 students spanning grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 151% bigger than the state mean of about 565.

Within Avon Local, which oversees 5 schools and 4,303 students, Avon High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Avon High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Lorain County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Avon High School has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Avon High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Avon High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lorain County (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Avon High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 84.8%.

Around the school, census data for Lorain County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Avon High School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Nearest neighbor: Avon Early Learning Center, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avon High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avon High School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 73.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Avon High School has ticked up 8%, going from 1,308 students in 2018 to 1,417 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 85% to 80%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.

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Lorain County at a glance

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Population
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students

Quick facts

School name
Avon High School
District
Avon Local
Address
37545 Detroit Rd, Avon, OH 44011
Phone
(440) 934-6171
County
Lorain County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
1,417
Teachers (FTE)
69
Student–teacher ratio
20.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
202 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
390481103110
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Avon Local
Other schools in Avon
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Avon High School
What is the total enrollment at Avon High School?
Avon High School enrolls approximately 1,417 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Avon High School serve?
Avon High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Avon High School have?
Avon High School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Avon High School?
Student demographics at Avon High School are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Avon High School?
Avon High School is overseen by Avon Local in Lorain County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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