Whittier Elementary School

Set in Toledo, Ohio, Whittier Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus, overseen by Toledo City. It works with 485 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 20% above the state mean of about 404.

Across the 57 schools in Toledo City (21,181 students total), Whittier Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Whittier Elementary School lists that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 25% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Whittier Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lucas County indicate median household income runs about $62,224, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Whittier Elementary School is one of 143 public schools in Lucas County (combined enrollment of about 73,839 students).

Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 487 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 38% to 25%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 23.1:1 in 2025.

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