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Lakota Local School District

17,885 students · 22 schools · 24.5:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #8 of 1004 in Ohio

Students
17,885
Schools
22
Teachers (FTE)
729
Student–Teacher
24.5:1
County
Butler
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Lakota Local School District

Lakota Local School District is a public school system serving Butler County, Ohio, based in Liberty Township. It serves 17,885 students across 22 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #8 largest of Ohio’s 1004 school systems.

Phone5138745505
Address5572 Princeton Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45011
CountyButler County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Lakota Local School District enrolls 17,885 students in 22 schools — an average of about 813 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #8 of 1004 statewide by enrollment.

Students
17,885
#8 of 1004 in Ohio
Schools
22
~813 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Lakota Local School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (17,885 students reported):

White
58%
Black
13%
Hispanic
11%
Asian
11%
Two or more
6%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Lakota Local School District employs about 729 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 24.5:1 — above the Ohio average of about 16.8:1. Total district staff is roughly 1,987.

Student–teacher ratio
24.5:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
729
classroom teachers
Total staff
1,987
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Ohio funds schools

Ohio funds districts through the Fair School Funding Plan (the Cupp-Patterson plan), which builds a base cost per pupil from real inputs — staffing ratios, salaries, building operations and special education — then splits the cost between state and local shares using a capacity measure that weighs property valuation (60%) and resident income (40%). The FY2026–27 budget continued the formula but froze its cost inputs at FY2022 data, so the state share no longer tracks current costs.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Lakota Local School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Ohio rates districts on the Ohio School Report Cards using a 1-to-5-star system across Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Graduation, Early Literacy and College/Career/Workforce Readiness. Look up Lakota Local School District on the Ohio School Report Cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Ohio does not use a private accreditor for its public districts; the state recognizes and holds districts accountable directly through the Department of Education and Workforce and the report-card system, while Cognia accreditation remains voluntary for individual schools. See the Ohio DEW.

How it compares

Lakota Local School District vs. Ohio

Enrollment rank
#8
of 1004 districts
Ratio
24.5:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Butler County

See every Ohio district side by side in the Ohio directory.

Go deeper

Look up Lakota Local School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Ohio General Assembly (the Fair School Funding Plan) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Lakota Local School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3904611. Confirm current details with the district and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.