Avondale Elementary School

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Canton, Ohio, Avondale Elementary School works with 257 students from grades K through 4, run under Plain Local. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Avondale Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Plain Local, a district that works with 5,874 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Avondale Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 18% multiracial, 11% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Avondale Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Avondale Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stark County runs at roughly 36%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Avondale Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Ohio public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.4%; Avondale Elementary School posts 83.2%, +13.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Stark County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Stark County's 101 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students), Avondale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Robert A. Taft Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Avondale Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 270 (now 257). The White share of enrollment declined from 74% to 68% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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