Fayette Elementary School

Set in Fayette, Ohio, Fayette Elementary School is a cozy elementary school, operated by Fayette Local. It works with 219 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Fayette Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 328 students; Fayette Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Fayette Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Fulton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Fulton County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fayette Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of -3.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Fulton County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,864 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Fulton County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,935 students), Fayette Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fayette Jr/Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fayette Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 219 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 78% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Fayette Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.