St. Marys East Primary School

St. Marys East Primary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Saint Marys, Ohio, overseen by St Marys City. Current enrollment sits at 445 students spanning grades K through 2.

Across the 4 schools in St Marys City (1,984 students total), St. Marys East Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, St. Marys East Primary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, St. Marys East Primary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting St. Marys East Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at St. Marys East Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Auglaize County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,660, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Auglaize County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,462 students), of which St. Marys East Primary School is one.

St Marys Memorial High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around St. Marys East Primary School.

St. Marys East Primary School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 445 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the St. Marys East Primary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.