Fostoria Elementary School

Fostoria Elementary School is an elementary campus of large scale in Fostoria, Ohio, operated by Fostoria City, instructing 1,050 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 160% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Fostoria City runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 1,775 students. Fostoria Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Fostoria Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Fostoria Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Wood County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,216 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Fostoria Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Wood County (combined enrollment of about 19,968 students).

The closest other public school is Fostoria Junior/Senior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Fostoria Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 84% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 1,050). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Fostoria Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.