Independence Elementary School

Set in Lima, Ohio, Independence Elementary School is a close-knit primary school, run under Lima City. It educates 272 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 9 schools in Lima City (3,370 students total), Independence Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Independence Elementary School lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 30% Black, 17% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Allen County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Allen County) reports that median household earnings sit near $64,038, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Allen County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,579 students), of which Independence Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lima North Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 337 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 47% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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