Miller Elementary School

Miller Elementary School is an elementary campus of intimate scale in Aurora, Ohio, one of the schools within Aurora City, enrolling 286 students in grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 29% below the state mean of about 404.

Across the 5 schools in Aurora City (3,049 students total), Miller Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Miller Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Portage County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Portage County put median household income runs about $75,766, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Portage County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,638 students), Miller Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Leighton Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Miller Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 16% since 2018, when it stood at 246 (now 286). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 74%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Miller Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.