Carey Elementary School

Carey Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Carey, Ohio, part of Carey Exempted Village Schools, enrolling 372 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Carey Exempted Village Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 855 students; Carey Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Carey Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Wyandot County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Carey Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wyandot County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,768 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Wyandot County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,289 students), of which Carey Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Carey High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Carey Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carey Elementary School has edged up 8%, going from 344 students in 2018 to 372 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 97% to 92%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.