Mt. Pleasant Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Lancaster, Ohio, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School educates 530 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Lancaster City. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Lancaster City runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 6,036 students. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black. Compared to Fairfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, Fairfield County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,966, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Fairfield County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,447 students), of which Mt. Pleasant Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lancaster High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Mt. Pleasant Elementary School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 530). White enrollment moved from 91% to 79% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.