Union Local Elementary School

Union Local Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school in Belmont, Ohio, overseen by Union Local. The school educates 562 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so Union Local Elementary School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Within Union Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,248 students, Union Local Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Union Local Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Other groups include 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Union Local Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at Union Local Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Belmont County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Union Local Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 76.3%; this one comes in at 57.5%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, Belmont County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,017, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union Local Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Belmont County (combined enrollment of about 8,619 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union Local High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union Local Elementary School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 68.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Union Local Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 718 (now 562).

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