Whittier Middle School
3201 Seneca Ave, Lorain, OH, 44055-1845 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Whittier Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
County Lorain County, OH
Students & Faculty
Total Students 539 students
% Male / % Female 46%  /  54%
Total Classroom Teachers 42 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 6 - 36 students
Grade 7 - 238 students
Grade 8 - 265 students
This School
(OH) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:13 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(OH) School Average
% American Indian 1% n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic 39% 2%
% Black 22% 14%
% White 29% 80%
% Unknown 9 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(OH) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 66% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 13% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(OH) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Lorain City Sd School District
This School's Agency
(OH) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 18 4
Number of Students Managed 11,130 students 2,166 students
District Total Revenue $116,036,000 $19,016,000
District Expenditure $144,852,000 $19,296,000
District Revenue / Student $10,426 $8,779
District Expenditure / Student $13,015 $8,909
In the News:
  • High schools on the chopping block in Lorain (The Chronicle-Telegram)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:07:08 pm
    LORAIN — Lorain Schools is considering closing down one of the two high schools as part of a myriad of cost-cutting measures that will have to be explored to erase a $9 million deficit the district will face in 2011. Students would likely move to the high school that remained, saving between $1.5 million and $2 [...]
  • VIDEO: Special election a no-go: Residents say February too early to ask for school levy (The Morning Journal)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 09:23:48 am
    LORAIN — In order to partially ease a $9 million deficit in the 2010-11 school year, the district has to make several reductions in the general fund, which includes the possibility of consolidating high schools.
  • BREAKING NEWS: Superintendent wants to close a Lorain high school (The Chronicle-Telegram)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:51:49 pm
    LORAIN — The Lorain Schools superintendent plans to recommend the district close one city high school by the end of the school year. Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said in advance of tonight’s 6 p.m. board meeting that a school consolidation plan will be presented to board members for consideration. Lorain currently has two high schools – Lorain Admiral [...]
  • Lorain Schools to try again with levy on February ballot; OKs retroactive pay hikes (The Chronicle-Telegram)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:06:48 am
    LORAIN — The Lorain school board voted Wednesday night to start the process to put an emergency operating levy on the ballot in February in the wake of the Nov. 3 failure of the district’s 6.43-mill levy. School board members said public input is needed before the final decision is expected at a 6 p.m. meeting [...]
  • Veterans Day events and closings (The Chronicle-Telegram)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:36:59 am
    Some of the area’s Veterans Day events Amherst VFW Post 1662, 165 Cleveland Ave., will have a Veterans Day dinner 4 to 7 p.m. today. The meal is free for all veterans, and $6 for all other guests, and the menu includes ham, scalloped potatoes, corn, and roll and butter. For more information, please call the [...]
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (44055)
School Zip (44055)
(OH) State Average
Population (Approximate) 22,698 people 11,069,487 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 9% 21%
Population Average Age 32 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.8 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $31,177 $41,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.3 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 55 years old 47 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (44055)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 62% / 38% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. William Barr Elementary School - 125 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
2. Clearview High School - 541 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
3. Palm Elementary School - 327 students - 1.9 mi. away - view location
4. Durling Middle School - 474 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
5. Summit Academy Middle School - Lorain - 45 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Lorain, Lorain County, Zip 44055 
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