Utica Elementary School

Utica Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in Utica, Ohio, one of the schools within North Fork Local. Current enrollment sits at 358 students spanning grades K through 5.

Utica Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by North Fork Local, a district that enrolls 1,459 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Utica Elementary School records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Utica Elementary School shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Licking County (around 43%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Utica Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.7%; this one delivers 70.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Licking County) shows that median household earnings sit near $84,426, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Licking County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), of which Utica Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Utica High School, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Utica Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

Utica Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Utica Elementary School has ticked down 11%, going from 402 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 98% to 94%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Utica Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.