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Enrollment
471
High
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIRELANDS LOCAL·NCES 390481503129
Firelands High School
10521 Vermilion Rd, Oberlin, OH 44074 · (440) 965-4255 · Lorain County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
259 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 135 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 22% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Firelands Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
OH avg 59.8% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
62.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 62.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.9% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 73.4% | 60.9% |
| 2021-22 | 71.8% | 50.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Schools most like Firelands High School
Firelands High School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firelands High School this school | 471 | 55.0% | 72.7% |
| Otsego High School Bowling Green | 474 | 57.0% | 74.0% |
| Jefferson Area Sr High School Jefferson | 427 | 52.7% | 71.8% |
| Genoa Area High School Genoa | 369 | 52.3% | 69.9% |
| Tri-Rivers Career Center Marion | 583 | 60.2% | N/A |
| Kenton High School Kenton | 544 | 53.1% | 56.1% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Firelands High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #189 of 403 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #204 of 776 ▲ 83 | #5 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #194 of 774 ▼ 36 | #5 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #163 of 742 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #407 of 888 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #399 of 739 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #470 of 749 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #128 of 435 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #414 of 484 | #11 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
-37 (-7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 55% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 40% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 41% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27.3 | 18.0:1 | 31% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 31% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 23% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 6% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 29 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Firelands High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (491 to 471); teachers up 2% (27.3 to 28).
About Firelands High School
Firelands High School is a small high school that serves part of Oberlin, Ohio. It educates 471 students in grades 9 through 12.
Firelands High School is run by Firelands Local, whose 3 schools enroll 1,661 students.
At Firelands High School, White students make up 90% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic. County-wide, 78% of Lorain County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Firelands High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
At Firelands High School, 28 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lorain County averages 33%, lower than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Firelands High School is 4.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 72.7%. Predicted: 68.0%.
Firelands High School is located in Lorain County, where median household income is about $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 92 public schools in Lorain County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,516.
The nearest other public school, Firelands Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Firelands High School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Firelands High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Firelands High School had 508 students in 2020-21 and 471 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Firelands Local
- Firelands Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Firelands Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
Other schools in Oberlin
- William R BurtonHigh · 1,194 students
- Firelands Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Firelands Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- Oberlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Oberlin High SchoolHigh · 218 students
- Langston Middle SchoolMiddle · 184 students
Nearby schools
- Firelands Middle School0.0 mi · 407
- Firelands Elementary School0.3 mi · 783
- Powers Elementary School5.0 mi · 1,104
- Amherst Junior High School5.1 mi · 859
- Langston Middle School5.2 mi · 184
- Oberlin High School5.2 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Firelands High SchoolHow large is Firelands High School?
Firelands High School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 09-12.
Is Firelands High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Firelands High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Firelands High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Firelands High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Firelands High School?
At Firelands High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Firelands High School public or private?
Firelands High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Firelands Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.