Harold Schnell Elementary School

Harold Schnell Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community in West Carrollton, Ohio, overseen by West Carrollton City. The school hosts 504 students in grades 2 through 3. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Harold Schnell Elementary School sits 25% larger than that benchmark.

Harold Schnell Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by West Carrollton City, a district that hosts 3,170 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Harold Schnell Elementary School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Black, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,139, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), Harold Schnell Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Carrollton High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Harold Schnell Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harold Schnell Elementary School has ticked up 9%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 504 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 51% across the same window.

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