Red Raider Preschool

Located at 350 Cedarbrook Dr, in Painesville, Ohio, Red Raider Preschool is a medium-sized all-grades campus that works with students from the surrounding community (grade M), overseen by Painesville City Local.

Within Painesville City Local, which oversees 5 schools and 2,735 students, Red Raider Preschool is one campus in the system.

Looking at school resources, Red Raider Preschool runs at roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 25.8:1, putting Red Raider Preschool tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Lake County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), of which Red Raider Preschool is one.

Heritage Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 5 years. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Red Raider Preschool has decreased 20%, going from 110 students in 2018 to 88 in 2023. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.