East Elementary School

East Elementary School operates as a minimally staffed elementary-level community in Newcomerstown, Ohio, overseen by Newcomerstown Exempted Village. Current enrollment sits at 130 students spanning grades K through 1. That puts it 68% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Within Newcomerstown Exempted Village, which oversees 4 schools and 869 students, East Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, East Elementary School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Tuscarawas County put median household income runs about $65,044, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Tuscarawas County (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students).

Newcomerstown Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Elementary School has contracted 4%, going from 136 students in 2018 to 130 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 93% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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