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Portage Lakes School District

130 students · 1 schools · 5.5:1 ratio · grades 11–12 · #895 of 1004 in Ohio

Students
130
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–Teacher
5.5:1
County
Summit
Grades
11–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Portage Lakes School District

Portage Lakes School District is a public school system serving Summit County, Ohio, based in Uniontown. It serves 130 students across 1 schools spanning 11–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #895 largest of Ohio’s 1004 school systems.

Phone3308968200
Address4401 Shriver Rd, Uniontown, OH 44685
CountySummit County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Portage Lakes School District enrolls 130 students in 1 schools — an average of about 130 students per school. It serves grades 11–12 and ranks #895 of 1004 statewide by enrollment.

Students
130
#895 of 1004 in Ohio
Schools
1
~130 students each
Grade span
11–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Portage Lakes School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (130 students reported):

White
92%
Black
5%
Hispanic
2%
Asian
1%
Two or more
2%
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

Portage Lakes School District employs about 24 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 5.5:1 — below the Ohio average of about 16.8:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 47.

Student–teacher ratio
5.5:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
24
classroom teachers
Total staff
47
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 Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes 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

Portage Lakes School District vs. Ohio

Enrollment rank
#895
of 1004 districts
Ratio
5.5:1
state avg ~16.8:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Summit County

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

Go deeper

Look up Portage Lakes 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 Portage Lakes School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 3906349. Confirm current details with the district and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.