Helen Steiner Rice ES

Helen Steiner Rice ES operates as an intimate primary school in Lorain, Ohio, run under Lorain City. Current enrollment sits at 291 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Lorain City comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 6,150 students; Helen Steiner Rice ES is among them.

On the student-mix side, Helen Steiner Rice ES lists that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 21% White, 12% Black, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader 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. Across Lorain County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), Helen Steiner Rice ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southview Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helen Steiner Rice ES has showed little movement, going from 298 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 48% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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