North Ridgeville Academic Center

Located at 34620 Bainbridge Rd, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, North Ridgeville Academic Center is a high-enrollment intermediate school that teaches 1,855 students (grades 2 through 8), overseen by North Ridgeville City. That puts it 285% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

North Ridgeville Academic Center is one of 5 schools operated by North Ridgeville City, a district that serves 4,486 students overall.

Demographically, North Ridgeville Academic Center records that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at North Ridgeville Academic Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Ridgeville Academic Center tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.3%.

In the broader community, Lorain County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,347, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which North Ridgeville Academic Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: North Ridgeville High School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, North Ridgeville Academic Center comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 78.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Ridgeville Academic Center has ticked down 3%, going from 1,913 students in 2018 to 1,855 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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