Durling Middle School

Durling Middle School operates as an average-sized middle school in Lorain, Ohio, overseen by Clearview Local. Current enrollment sits at 448 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Clearview Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,268 students; Durling Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Durling Middle School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 16% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Durling Middle School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Nearest neighbor: Clearview High School, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Durling Middle School has ticked down 16%, going from 532 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

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