Ben Franklin Elementary School

Ben Franklin Elementary School, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Newark, Ohio, one of the schools within Newark City, educates 265 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Ben Franklin Elementary School is one of 14 schools operated by Newark City, a district that caters to 5,805 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ben Franklin Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Licking County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,426, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Licking County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), Ben Franklin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Carson Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ben Franklin Elementary School's enrollment has declined 33% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 265). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 80% to 75%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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