L. T. Ball Intermediate School

L. T. Ball Intermediate School is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in Tipp City, Ohio, operated by Tipp City Exempted Village, educateing 543 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Across the 5 schools in Tipp City Exempted Village (2,633 students total), L. T. Ball Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, L. T. Ball Intermediate School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Miami County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, L. T. Ball Intermediate School records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.4:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Miami County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, L. T. Ball Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.5%; this one delivers 86.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Miami County indicate median household income runs about $76,817, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Miami County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,719 students), L. T. Ball Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Tippecanoe Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), L. T. Ball Intermediate School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 72.2%.

L. T. Ball Intermediate School operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. L. T. Ball Intermediate School's enrollment has climbed 41% since 2018, when it stood at 384 (now 543). Over the same period, the White share fell from 92% to 88%. Class-load math has rose: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 in 2025.

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