Franklin Monroe Elementary School

Franklin Monroe Elementary School is one of the compact K-5 schools in Arcanum, Ohio, run under Franklin Monroe Local, with 290 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 28% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Franklin Monroe Local runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 571 students. Franklin Monroe Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Franklin Monroe Elementary School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Franklin Monroe Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Darke County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,486 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Franklin Monroe Elementary School is one of 24 public schools in Darke County (combined enrollment of about 7,993 students).

Franklin Monroe High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.