Hamilton Elementary School

Hamilton Elementary School, a moderately sized K-5 school in Elyria, Ohio, part of Elyria City Schools, hosts 437 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Elyria City Schools runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,702 students. Hamilton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hamilton Elementary School records that 31% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 26% White, 24% Hispanic, 18% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lorain County shows median household earnings sit near $73,347, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Hamilton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Elyria High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 448 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 37% to 31% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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