McGuffey Elementary School

Set in Newark, Ohio, McGuffey Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, run under Newark City. It educates 415 students across grades K through 5.

Newark City comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,805 students; McGuffey Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, McGuffey Elementary School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest comes out to 10% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting McGuffey Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, Licking County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,426, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Licking County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), McGuffey Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wilson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 492 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.