Jefferson PK-8 School

Jefferson PK-8 School is one of the well-populated elementary-level communitys in Warren, Ohio, run under Warren City, with 718 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

Within Warren City, which oversees 6 schools and 4,717 students, Jefferson PK-8 School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Jefferson PK-8 School logs that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 15% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Trumbull County shows median household earnings sit near $56,435, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Trumbull County's 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,240 students), Jefferson PK-8 School is one campus in the mix.

River Gate High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 742 students in 2018 compared to 718 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 52% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.