West Branch Preschool

Located at 2900 Knox School Rd, in Alliance, Ohio, West Branch Preschool is a tiny K-5 school that caters to 90 students (grade pre-K), operated by West Branch Local. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

West Branch Preschool is one of 5 schools operated by West Branch Local, a district that serves 1,735 students overall.

Demographically, West Branch Preschool reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 30.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Columbiana County) reports that median household income runs about $58,180, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Columbiana County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), of which West Branch Preschool is one.

The closest other public school is West Branch Middle School, roughly 4.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around West Branch Preschool.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

On this page, members of the West Branch Preschool community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.