Chillicothe Primary School

Set in Chillicothe, Ohio, Chillicothe Primary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, one of the schools within Chillicothe City. It teaches 572 students across grades K through 2. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Chillicothe Primary School sits 42% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Chillicothe City (2,589 students total), Chillicothe Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Chillicothe Primary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Chillicothe Primary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ross County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,303, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Ross County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,625 students), of which Chillicothe Primary School is one.

The closest other public school is Chillicothe Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Chillicothe Primary School's enrollment has expanded 28% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 572). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 2% to 6%. Class-load math has rose: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 in 2025.

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