Bluffton Elementary School

Bluffton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary-level community in Bluffton, Ohio, one of the schools within Bluffton Exempted Village. The school instructs 534 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Bluffton Elementary School sits 32% bigger than that benchmark.

Bluffton Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Bluffton Exempted Village, a district that works with 1,248 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Bluffton Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allen County) records that the typical household earns roughly $64,038 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Allen County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), Bluffton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bluffton Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bluffton Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bluffton Elementary School has edged down 7%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Bluffton Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.