Paulding Elementary School

Paulding Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school in Paulding, Ohio, operated by Paulding Exempted Village. The school teaches 442 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Paulding Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Paulding Exempted Village, a district that serves 1,306 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Paulding Elementary School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Paulding County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Paulding County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, Paulding Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.8%; this one delivers 61.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Paulding County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,731, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Paulding County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,855 students), of which Paulding Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Paulding High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Paulding Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 496 students in 2018 compared to 442 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 8% to 18%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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