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Lakeview Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cortland and Bazetta Township, and parts of Warren and Warren Township.

Cortland’s School Grade A better than 91% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,501
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,007
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$21.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lakeview Local School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the OH average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.3M, about $14,201 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ACortland 7,024ABazetta Township 5,841

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cortland. Grade by grade →

K–4Lakeview Elementary SchoolThis district
5–7Lakeview Middle SchoolThis district
8–12Lakeview High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency78%
State average 52.2% · 876 students tested
Reading / language arts79%
State average 59.5% · 867 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 86.2% · 119 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,007 per student · 28% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 38%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,524’20
1,534’21
1,572’22
1,510’23
1,501’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cortland
A
551 students18:1
Lakeview Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Cortland
A
370 students17:1
Lakeview High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Cortland
A−
580 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Champion Local School DistrictChampion Township
$14,242per student
Howland Local School DistrictHowland Township
$14,936per student
Maplewood Local School DistrictJohnston Township, Mecca Township
$17,061per student
Niles City School DistrictNiles, Weathersfield Township
$14,879per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.