Payne Elementary School

Payne Elementary School, a compact elementary-level community in Payne, Ohio, overseen by Wayne Trace Local, enrolls 263 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Payne Elementary School sits 35% smaller than that benchmark.

Payne Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Wayne Trace Local, a district that hosts 884 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Payne Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Paulding County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at Payne Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Payne Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Paulding County indicate median household income runs about $67,731, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Paulding County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,855 students), Payne Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Antwerp Local Middle School, around 6.9 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Payne Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Payne Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 233 (now 263). Over the same period, the White share declined from 97% to 92%.

On the community side, members of the Payne Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.