East Portsmouth Elementary

East Portsmouth Elementary, a rural-scale primary school in Sciotoville, Ohio, operated by Portsmouth City, hosts 134 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so East Portsmouth Elementary sits 67% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Portsmouth City (1,561 students total), East Portsmouth Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, East Portsmouth Elementary shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Scioto County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Scioto County) records that median household earnings sit near $50,609, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Scioto County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), East Portsmouth Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Sciotoville Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Portsmouth Elementary has shrank 20%, going from 168 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 93% across the same window.

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