Total enrollment
17,853
+1,460 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Lakota Local
Ohio · 17,853 students · 6 cities
Another district in Ohio shares this name: Lakota Local (Sandusky County).
Lakota Local's public-school count of 22 reflects a system enrolling about 17,853 students inside Ohio, broken out as 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Lakota Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+2 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lakota Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #79 of 223 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 17,853 | #8 of 584 | #457 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #12 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #575 of 579 | #8,978 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 32.9% | #282 of 387 | #6,338 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #43 of 422 | #1,427 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Lakota Local
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Independence Elementary School at 89.4% proficient to Lakota Ridge Junior School at 69.2%, a gap of 20.2 points. That is the 27th widest gap among 101 Ohio districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 15,794 to 17,494 students (up 11%) and from 679 to 712 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Lakota Local
Across 22 schools, Lakota Local teaches about 17,853 students in Ohio. By footprint it is a small district.
For a sense of the school types, Lakota Local covers 15 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Lakota Local runs about 812 students per school, 73% higher than the state mean of roughly 469.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 17,853 students, rose 9% from the 16,393 reported in SY 2020-21. Lakota Local now counts 22 public schools, up from 20 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lakota Local discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.