Lucas Elementary School

Lucas Elementary School operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Lucas, Ohio, part of Lucas Local. Current enrollment sits at 200 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Lucas Elementary School sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Lucas Local runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 436 students. Lucas Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lucas Elementary School shows that nearly all students (97%) are White; the rest reads as 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, Lucas Elementary School records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Richland County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lucas Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Ohio schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.2%; actual is 80.7%, +19.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Richland County shows median household earnings sit near $59,509, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Lucas Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students).

Lucas Cubs Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lucas Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lucas Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025.

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