Donovan Elementary School

Located at 401 Justice Dr, in Lebanon, Ohio, Donovan Elementary School is a sizable K-5 school that instructs 798 students (grades 3 through 4), overseen by Lebanon City. That puts it 98% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Donovan Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Lebanon City, a district that serves 5,202 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Donovan Elementary School lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Warren County runs at roughly 24%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Donovan Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.5%; this one delivers 71.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Warren County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,132, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Warren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,898 students), Donovan Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Berry Intermediate School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Donovan Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Donovan Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 77.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 842 students in 2018 compared to 798 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.8:1 in 2018 to 21.1:1 today.

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