Duncan Falls Elementary School

Duncan Falls Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Duncan Falls, Ohio, overseen by Franklin Local. Current enrollment sits at 648 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 60% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Franklin Local comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,861 students; Duncan Falls Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Duncan Falls Elementary School records that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Duncan Falls Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Muskingum County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,780 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Duncan Falls Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Muskingum County (combined enrollment of about 14,311 students).

Philo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Duncan Falls Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Duncan Falls Elementary School has shrank 14%, going from 751 students in 2018 to 648 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.