Elyria City School District

The Elyria City Schools maintains all public education and buildings.

In 2014 a gay-straight alliance appeared at Elyria High School.

As a result, a group of parents in the school district threatened to reject an item on the May 2014 voting ballot, a renewal levy.

In November 2016, residents of Elyria passed Issue 23, an unprecedented school bond issue valued at $140 million with the goal of rebuilding all the district's schools (excluding Elyria High School) as well as building a state-of-the-art athletic complex on the city's south side to replace the decaying Ely Stadium, which was built in 1927.

Due to tight budgets, the Elyria City Schools have closed several schools to cut back on costs.