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Lima City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lima.

Lima’s School Grade C better than 28% of Ohio school districts

Students
3,370
Schools
9
Spent per student
$19,189
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lima City School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the OH average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $3M, about $900 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CLima 34,695

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lima. Grade by grade →

PK–46 elementary schoolsThis district
5–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Lima Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 52.2% · 1,652 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 59.5% · 1,721 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 86.2% · 257 in the class

97% 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
$19,189 per student · 16% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 53%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,477’20
3,375’21
3,394’22
3,332’23
3,370’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 39%White 32%Two or more races 21%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lima
C
448 students18:1
Independence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lima
C−
272 students18:1
Unity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lima
C−
241 students15:1
Freedom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lima
C
235 students16:1
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lima
C+
343 students17:1
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lima
A−
172 students9:1
Lima North Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Lima
C−
321 students14:1
Lima West Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lima
C−
334 students10:1
Lima Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lima
C−
1,004 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bath Local School DistrictBath Township
$13,181per student
Elida Local School DistrictAmerican Township
$14,006per student
Perry Local School DistrictPerry Township
$14,415per student
Shawnee Local School DistrictShawnee Township
$13,758per 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.