iSTEM

In Painesville, Ohio, iSTEM is a very small high school. Enrollment totals 177 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts enrollment 69% below the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.

iSTEM operates as its own local education agency.

White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 5% Black, and 2% Hispanic. Among Lake County residents, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.

There are 10 full-time-equivalent teachers at iSTEM, giving a ratio of 17.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.7:1.

In Lake County, home to about 232,216 people, the median household earns about $80,925 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Lake County number 65, with about 27,899 students.

Measured in a straight line, Buckeye Elementary School is about 1.2 miles from iSTEM. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.9 to 17.7 over 4 years.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at iSTEM. Members of the school community can share what they know.