Oberlin High School

Set in Oberlin, Ohio, Oberlin High School is a rural-scale four-year high school, one of the schools within Oberlin City Schools. It hosts 218 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.

Oberlin City Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 758 students. Oberlin High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Oberlin High School shows that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 16% Black, 14% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lorain County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Oberlin High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 69.2%; actual is 55.4%, a gap of -13.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Lorain County) records 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%. Oberlin High School is one of 92 public schools in Lorain County (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students).

Oberlin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Oberlin High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oberlin High School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 72.0%.

Oberlin High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oberlin High School has declined 28%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 24% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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