Fort Loramie Local School District, Ohio, elections

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Fort Loramie Local School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 740 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Fort Loramie Local School District is a school district in Ohio (Shelby County). During the 2023 school year, 740 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large (2 seats)

Lindsey Schmiesing and Michael Siegel are running in the general election for Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Lindsey Schmiesing (Nonpartisan)
Michael Siegel (Nonpartisan)

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Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large

General election

General election for Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large (3 seats)

Lynn Deloye, Lisa Ruhenkamp, and Vernon F. Siegel Jr. ran in the general election for Fort Loramie Local School District, At-large on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
Lynn Deloye (Nonpartisan)
Lisa Ruhenkamp (Nonpartisan)
Vernon F. Siegel Jr. (Nonpartisan)

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board nonpartisan primary elections in Ohio are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in May every two years in odd-numbered years in districts that opt to hold primary elections. Only some school districts hold primary elections, while most do not.

School board general elections in Ohio are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years every two years.

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Ohio Statute Section 3501.01 and Ohio Statue Section 3501.01

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts with elected board members in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts with elected board members in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Primary election date: May 6, 2025
  • General election date: November 4, 2025

Election system

School board members in Ohio are elected through nonpartisan general elections. School boards can adopt resolutions to hold nonpartisan primary elections. Only some school districts hold primary elections, while many do not.

As of 2022, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District was the only district classified as a municipal school district in Ohio. Its nine school board members are appointed by the mayor. School districts are classified as municipal school districts if they have been subject to "a federal court order requiring supervision and operational, fiscal, and personnel management of the district by the state superintendent of public instruction." State law requires a nine-member school board appointed by the mayor to control a municipal school district for four years after the district is released from the court order. After four years, a referendum is held for voters to decide whether to continue with an appointed board or to move to an elected board. In 2002, Cleveland voters approved a referendum to keep their school board appointed.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Ohio Statue Section 3513.256 and Ohio Statute Section Section 3311.71

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Ohio are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. Ohio Statute states, "The name of each candidate for member of a city, local, or exempted village board of education shall appear on the nonpartisan ballot." Statute governing the nonpartisan ballot lists the offices that must be included and states, "No name or designation of any political party nor any words, designations, or emblems descriptive of a candidate or the candidate's political affiliation, or indicative of the method by which such candidate was nominated or certified, shall be printed under or after any nonpartisan candidate's name which is printed on the ballot."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Ohio Statue Section 3513.254 and Section 3505.04

Winning an election

If a school district holds primaries, the candidates with the most votes advance to the general election. Candidates equaling twice the number of open seats on the board advance to the general election. The primary election is canceled unless more than twice as many candidates file as there are open seats on the board. School boards can adopt a resolution by a three-fifths vote to establish nonpartisan primary elections for board members.

The candidates with the most votes in the general election are elected to office.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Ohio Statue Section 3513.256 and Ohio Statue Section 3313.02

Term length and staggering

School board members have four-year terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: State Statute Section 3313.09

School districts elect as close as to half of their school board members as possible at one general election, and the other half at a general election two years later. Most school districts have five or seven school board members, so two members (or four on a seven-member board) are elected at one general election, and three members are elected at a general election two years later.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: Ohio Statue Section 3313.08

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

School districts must elect all of their school board members at large from the whole district or, depending on the classification of the district, they can elect board members through a combination of some members elected at large and some members elected by sub-district. As of 2022, all public school districts elected their members at large only.

Schools classified as City School Districts can elect their school board members either at large or through a combination of members elected at large and members elected from sub-districts. As of 2022, all City School Districts elected their school board members at large only.

School districts classified as Local and Exempted Village Districts must elect all of their school board members at large from the whole district.

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Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates in districts that have opted to hold a primary election must file by 4:00 pm on the ninetieth day before the primary election. Most school districts do not hold a primary

School board candidates in districts that have not opted to hold a primary election must file by 4:00 pm on the ninetieth day before the general election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: State Statute Section 3513.256 and State Statute Section 3513.256


Newly elected school board members officially take office on the first day of January following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: State Statute Section 3313.09

 


About the district

School board

The Fort Loramie Local School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lynn DeLoye
Brad Rethman
Lisa Ruhenkamp
Mike Siegel
Vern Siegel

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Overlapping state house districts

Fort Loramie Local School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Ohio House of Representatives District 85Tim BarhorstRepublican Party 99% 4%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $663,000 $897 6%
Local: $6,015,000 $8,139 52%
State: $4,984,000 $6,744 43%
Total: $11,662,000 $15,781
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,593,000 $14,334
Total Current Expenditures: $9,801,000 $13,262
Instructional Expenditures: $6,364,000 $8,611 60%
Student and Staff Support: $727,000 $983 7%
Administration: $1,252,000 $1,694 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,458,000 $1,972 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $276,000 $373
Construction: $49,000 $66
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $2
Interest on Debt: $245,000 $331

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 94 PS PS 94
2018-2019 91 PS PS 91
2017-2018 93 PS >=50 93
2016-2017 91 PS PS 91
2015-2016 90 PS PS 90
2014-2015 89 PS PS PS 89
2013-2014 98 PS >=50 98
2012-2013 96 PS PS PS 96
2011-2012 96 PS PS PS 96
2010-2011 95 PS PS PS 95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 88 PS PS 88
2018-2019 86 PS PS 85
2017-2018 84 PS >=50 84
2016-2017 82 PS PS 82
2015-2016 76 PS PS 75
2014-2015 87 PS PS PS 87
2013-2014 97 PS >=50 97
2012-2013 98 PS PS PS 98
2011-2012 97 PS PS PS 97
2010-2011 96 PS PS PS 96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 >=90
2017-2018 90-94 90-94
2016-2017 >=90 >=90
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 >=95
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=95 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=95 >=95

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 740 0.4
2021-2022 737 -0.3
2020-2021 739 -3.8
2019-2020 767 -1.8
2018-2019 781 -0.4
2017-2018 784 0.1
2016-2017 783 -1.4
2015-2016 794 0.6
2014-2015 789 -2.0
2013-2014 805 -1.6
2012-2013 818 0.1
2011-2012 817 0.6
2010-2011 812 -0.6
2009-2010 817 -2.3
2008-2009 836 2.4
2007-2008 816 -1.0
2006-2007 824 -1.2
2005-2006 834 0.4
2004-2005 831 1.7
2003-2004 817 -1.5
2002-2003 829 2.1
2001-2002 812 -4.8
2000-2001 851 -0.2
1999-2000 853 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Fort Loramie Local School District (%) Ohio K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 2.8
Black 0.3 16.8
Hispanic 0.5 7.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.8 6.2
White 98.0 66.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Fort Loramie Local School District had 43.56 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.99.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.41
Elementary: 23.80
Secondary: 16.31
Total: 43.56

Fort Loramie Local School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 15.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 5.60
Other Support Services: 81.88

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Fort Loramie Local School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fort Loramie Elementary School408KG-6
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School3327-12

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