Lima North Middle School

Lima North Middle School operates as a compact middle school in Lima, Ohio, run under Lima City. Current enrollment sits at 321 students spanning grades 5 through 6. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Lima City comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,370 students; Lima North Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lima North Middle School reports that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 30% White, 22% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Allen County put median household earnings sit near $64,038, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lima North Middle School is one of 36 public schools in Allen County (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students).

The closest other public school is Independence Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lima North Middle School.

Lima North Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lima North Middle School has fell 12%, going from 365 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 4% to 9%.

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