Harrison Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school in Harrison, Ohio, Harrison Elementary School teaches 604 students from grades K through 5, operated by Southwest Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Harrison Elementary School sits 50% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Southwest Local, which oversees 6 schools and 4,340 students, Harrison Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Harrison Elementary School lists that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Harrison Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at Harrison Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Harrison Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household earnings sit near $72,470, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hamilton County's 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), Harrison Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Miami Whitewater Elementary School, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Harrison Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harrison Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 71.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Harrison Elementary School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 587 (now 604). Over the same period, the White share declined from 92% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

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