Knollwood Elementary School

As a compact primary school in Sheffield Village, Ohio, Knollwood Elementary School works with 202 students from grades 1 through 2, overseen by Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 5 schools in Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City (1,455 students total), Knollwood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Knollwood Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lorain County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Knollwood Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lorain County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,347 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Knollwood Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Brookside High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 281 students in 2018 compared to 202 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window.

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