Lorain Preparatory High School

As a tiny high school in Lorain, Ohio, Lorain Preparatory High School caters to 109 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Lorain Preparatory High School. Enrollment runs roughly 81% smaller than the state mean of about 565.

Operationally, Lorain Preparatory High School answers to Lorain Preparatory High School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Lorain Preparatory High School lists that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 20% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, Lorain Preparatory High School reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Lorain Preparatory High School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Lorain Preparatory High School is one.

The closest other public school is Garfield Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lorain Preparatory High School.

Lorain Preparatory High School operates from a bedroom-community location. As a public charter, Lorain Preparatory High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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