Strausser Elementary School

As an expansive elementary-level community in Massillon, Ohio, Strausser Elementary School enrolls 819 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Jackson Local. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 103% larger than typical.

Within Jackson Local, which oversees 6 schools and 5,741 students, Strausser Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Strausser Elementary School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 17% of students at Strausser Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Stark County (around 36%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Strausser Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 82.2%; this one delivers 86.8%.

Across the wider county, Stark County reports that median household income runs about $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Strausser Elementary School is one of 101 public schools in Stark County (combined enrollment of about 53,798 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sauder Elementary School, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Strausser Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Strausser Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 81.2%.

Strausser Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 795 students in 2018 compared to 819 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 90% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.