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Lakota Local School District, OH: schools, enrollment and spending

Lakota Local School District runs 22 public schools with 17,885 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 24.6 students per teacher is 7.3 higher than the Ohio figure of 17.3.Listed in NCES data as "Lakota Local".

At a glance

Schools: 22
Students: 17,885
Teachers (FTE): 728
Students per teacher: 24.6; OH: 17.3 · US: 15.3

Address: 5572 Princeton Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45011
Phone: (513)874-5505
County: Butler County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3904611
State district ID: OH-046110
Total staff (FTE): 1,987
School counselors (FTE): 34.0About 526 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 49.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district24.6

Ohio17.3

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (16,415), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $205.1 million
Federal revenue: $15.8 million
State revenue: $62.0 million
Local revenue: $127.3 million
Total spending: $205.0 million
Spending per pupil: $12,488
Salaries: $113.6 million55.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $104.8 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 7.7%
State: 30.2%
Local: 62.1%

Ohio overall

Federal: 9.2%
State: 37.9%
Local: 52.9%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,488

Ohio$16,266

United States$16,826

Schools in Lakota Local School District

By level: 3 high, 4 middle, 14 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Adena Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	690	24.6
Cherokee Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	791	24.7
Creekside Early Childhood School	Elementary	K to 2	720	22.5
Endeavor Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	740	23.9
Freedom Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	682	24.4
Heritage Early Childhood School	Elementary	K to 2	598	23.9
Hopewell Early Childhood School	Elementary	K to 2	727	23.5
Hopewell Junior School	Middle	7 to 8	540	24.5
Independence Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	608	21.7
Lakota Central	High	9 to 12	164	23.4
Lakota East High School	High	9 to 12	2,660	26.3
Lakota Plains Junior School	Middle	7 to 8	745	26.6
Lakota Ridge Junior School	Middle	7 to 9	695	24.8
Lakota West High School	High	9 to 12	2,968	28.3
Liberty Early Childhood School	Elementary	PK to 2	407	23.9
Liberty Junior School	Middle	7 to 8	681	20.6
Shawnee Early Childhood School	Elementary	K to 2	630	23.3
Union Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	682	23.5
VanGorden Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	670	23.1
VanGorden Preschool	Prekindergarten	PK	195
Woodland Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 6	605	23.3
Wyandot Early Childhood School	Elementary	K to 2	655	24.3

Nearby and related

Other districts in Butler County

Fairfield City School District 9,591 students
Hamilton City School District 9,014 students
Middletown City School District 5,946 students
Edgewood City School District 3,332 students
Monroe Local School District 2,925 students
Talawanda City School District 2,875 students
Ross Local School District 2,607 students
Madison Local School District 1,491 students
Butler Technology & Career Development Schools 1,398 students
Marshall High School 654 students
New Miami Local School District 578 students
Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy 366 students
Fairfield Preparatory Academy 173 students
Richard Allen Academy 124 students
Summit Acdy Comm Schl for Alternative Learners of Middletown 99 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.