Arcanum Elementary School

Arcanum Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Arcanum, Ohio, operated by Arcanum-Butler Local, with 437 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Arcanum-Butler Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,155 students; Arcanum Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Arcanum Elementary School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Compared to Darke County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Darke County shows median household income runs about $64,486, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Darke County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,993 students), Arcanum Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Butler Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Arcanum Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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