Union Furnace Elementary School

Union Furnace Elementary School, a cozy primary school in Union Furnace, Ohio, run under Logan-Hocking Local, works with 184 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Union Furnace Elementary School sits 54% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Logan-Hocking Local (3,364 students total), Union Furnace Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Union Furnace Elementary School records that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder looks like 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Union Furnace Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hocking County indicate median household income runs about $62,960, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hocking County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,459 students), Union Furnace Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southeast Ohio Classical Academy, roughly 2.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Union Furnace Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 221 (now 184). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.