Botkins Elementary School

Botkins Elementary School is a primary school of cozy scale in Botkins, Ohio, overseen by Botkins Local, teacheing 323 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 2 schools in Botkins Local (584 students total), Botkins Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Botkins Elementary School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% multiracial. Compared to Shelby County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Botkins Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Shelby County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Botkins Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.8%.

Around the school, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $73,978, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Botkins Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students).

Nearest neighbor: Botkins High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Botkins Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 81.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Botkins Elementary School has shrank 13%, going from 370 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

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