Denver Place Elementary School

Denver Place Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Wilmington, Ohio, part of Wilmington City. The school serves 483 students in grades 1 through 5.

Within Wilmington City, which oversees 5 schools and 2,176 students, Denver Place Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Denver Place Elementary School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Clinton County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Denver Place Elementary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clinton County) reports that median household income runs about $70,407, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Clinton County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,856 students), Denver Place Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

East End Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Denver Place Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 10%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 77%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.