Beechwood Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Whitehall, Ohio, Beechwood Elementary School instructs 508 students from grades 2 through 5, run under Whitehall City. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Beechwood Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Whitehall City, a district that educates 3,472 students overall.

Demographically, Beechwood Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Beechwood Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $75,176 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Beechwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whitehall Yearling High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beechwood Elementary School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Beechwood Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 576 (now 508). The White share of enrollment fell from 25% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 24.0:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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