Firelands High School

As a close-knit 9-12 campus in Oberlin, Ohio, Firelands High School teaches 471 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Firelands Local.

Within Firelands Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,661 students, Firelands High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Firelands High School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lorain County (around 33%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Firelands High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lorain County put median household earnings sit near $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Firelands High School is one.

The closest other public school is Firelands Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Firelands High School. On composite proficiency, Firelands High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 471 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for Firelands High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.