Urbana Elementary School

Urbana Elementary School, an expansive K-5 school in Urbana, Ohio, overseen by Urbana City, teaches 864 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 114% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Urbana City runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,779 students. Urbana Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Urbana Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 13% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Urbana Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Champaign County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, Urbana Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Champaign County put median household earnings sit near $75,556, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Champaign County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,135 students), of which Urbana Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Urbana Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Urbana Elementary School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Urbana Elementary School's enrollment has rose 159% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 864). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 83% to 79%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

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