Celina Primary School

Celina Primary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Celina, Ohio, run under Celina City. The school hosts 531 students in grades K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 404.

Celina City comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,694 students; Celina Primary School is among them.

Demographically, Celina Primary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest looks like 7% Pacific Islander, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly -1.0:1 students per teacher. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Mercer County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Mercer County reports that median household income runs about $76,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Mercer County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,242 students), Celina Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Celina Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Celina Primary School has showed little movement, going from 534 students in 2018 to 531 in 2024. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2024.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.