Ontario Primary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 183 | 95% |
School pathway
Where Ontario Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Ashtabula County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #1,600 of 1,808 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #17 of 992 | #2 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 17.5 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 100% (378) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 13 | 22.2:1 | 84% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 53% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 15 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (336 to 192); teachers down 37% (17.5 to 11).
About Ontario Primary School
In Ashtabula, Ohio, part of Ashtabula County, Ontario Primary School is an elementary school. Enrollment totals 192 students across kindergarten through 2. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 52% below that mark.
The Ashtabula Area City system has 7 schools and 2,635 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Ontario Primary School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 22% multiracial, 20% Hispanic, and 8% Black. County-wide, 89% of Ashtabula County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
On staff are 11 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is similar, at 17.9:1.
Ashtabula County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $57,728, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,023, Ontario Primary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Ontario Primary School is closest to Huron Primary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ontario Primary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell 20% over 4 years, reaching 192 in 2024-25.
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