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C+

Clearview Local School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Sheffield Township, and parts of Lorain.

Sheffield Township’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Ohio school districts

Students
1,237
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,948
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clearview Local School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 39% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $255 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 39% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Sheffield Township 3,925

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sheffield Township. Grade by grade →

K–4Vincent Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Durling Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Clearview High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 52.2% · 771 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 59.5% · 780 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 125 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
$16,948 per student · 2% above OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 32%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 67%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,498’20
1,346’21
1,341’22
1,266’23
1,237’24

Down 17.4% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 43%White 32%Black 14%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <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.

Vincent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lorain
C
456 students16:1
Durling Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lorain
C−
448 students18:1
Clearview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lorain
C−
333 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Elyria City School DistrictElyria, Elyria Township
$16,756per student
Firelands Local School DistrictAmherst Township, Brownhelm Township, Vermilion
$13,985per student
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School DistrictSheffield Lake, Sheffield
$17,190per student
Amherst Exempted Village School DistrictAmherst, Amherst Township
$12,704per 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.