Leipsic Elementary School

Located at 232 Oak St, in Leipsic, Ohio, Leipsic Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school that hosts 290 students (grades K through 5), part of Leipsic Local. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Leipsic Local comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 686 students; Leipsic Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Leipsic Elementary School shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 46% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Leipsic Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Leipsic Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Putnam County (around 35%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Leipsic Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.7%; this one delivers 74.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Putnam County) records that median household earnings sit near $84,928, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Leipsic Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Putnam County (combined enrollment of about 5,938 students).

The closest other public school is Leipsic High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Leipsic Elementary School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 79.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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