Firelands High School

Firelands High School
Location
10643 Vermilion Road Oberlin, Ohio 44074 United States
Coordinates	41°20′13″N82°17′56″W / 41.33694°N 82.29889°W / 41.33694; -82.29889
Information
Type	Public
Opened	1952
NCES School ID	390481503129 [1]
Principal	Catherine Keener [2]
Teaching staff	28.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	471 (2024–2025) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.82 [1]
Campus type	Rural
Colors	Red and white    [2]
Athletics conference	Lorain County League
Team name	Falcons [2]
Rival	Vermilion Sailors
Website	www.firelandsschools.org

Firelands High School is a public high school in Henrietta Township, near Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States.

Firelands High School absorbed South Amherst High School and its school district during the summer of 1988. ^[3]

The school serves the townships of Brownhelm, Camden, Florence (in Erie County), Henrietta, New Russia, and the village of South Amherst. ^[4]

The school's official colors are red and white, and their athletics teams are known as the Falcons. School colors often include black, but it is not an official school color. ^[5] Firelands won their lone team state championship in boys' cross country in 1982. The school is a member of the Stars division of the Lorain County League as of the 2019–2020 school year. Their primary rival is the Vermilion High School Sailors.

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - Firelands High School (390481503129)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved February 27, 2026.
2. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
3. "Firelands History". Firelands Local Schools, created by eSchoolView. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
4. Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Firelands History.
5. Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Ohio High School Athletic Association On-Line Member School Directory

External links

• Firelands High School website