Glenford Elementary School

Set in Glenford, Ohio, Glenford Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community, part of Northern Local. It works with 320 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Glenford Elementary School sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Glenford Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Northern Local, a district that instructs 2,162 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Glenford Elementary School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Perry County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Glenford Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Perry County put the typical household earns roughly $67,460 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Perry County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,663 students), Glenford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sheridan Middle School, around 5.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.