Mt Hope Elementary School

Located at 8242 State Route 241, in Mt. Hope, Ohio, Mt Hope Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary campus that serves 98 students (grades K through 8), overseen by East Holmes Local. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 76% leaner than typical.

Across the 8 schools in East Holmes Local (1,491 students total), Mt Hope Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Mt Hope Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). Compared to Holmes County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mt Hope Elementary School has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Mt Hope Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Holmes County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mt Hope Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.5%.

In the surrounding community, Holmes County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,140 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Holmes County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students), of which Mt Hope Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Winesburg Elementary School, roughly 4.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mt Hope Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 77.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt Hope Elementary School has ticked up 10%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 98 in 2025.

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