Emerson Primary School

Emerson Primary School operates as a modestly sized elementary campus in Sidney, Ohio, one of the schools within Sidney City. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades K through 2.

Across the 7 schools in Sidney City (3,149 students total), Emerson Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Emerson Primary School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school shows 12% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Emerson Primary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Shelby County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $73,978, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,812 students), Emerson Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Sidney High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Emerson Primary School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Emerson Primary School's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 340).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Emerson Primary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.