Bethel Elementary School

Bethel Elementary School is one of the expansive K-5 schools in Tipp City, Ohio, run under Bethel Local, with 944 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 134% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Bethel Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,991 students. Bethel Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bethel Elementary School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, Bethel Elementary School logs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bethel Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 73.4%, the actual is 71.2%, a residual of -2.2 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Miami County indicate median household income runs about $76,817, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Bethel Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in Miami County (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students).

The closest other public school is Bethel High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bethel Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.6%.

Bethel Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 43%: 662 students in 2018 compared to 944 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bethel Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.