Zane Trace Elementary School

Zane Trace Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Chillicothe, Ohio, overseen by Zane Trace Local, caters to 473 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Within Zane Trace Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,195 students, Zane Trace Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Zane Trace Elementary School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Zane Trace Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Ross County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,303, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Zane Trace Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Ross County (combined enrollment of about 10,625 students).

The closest other public school is Zane Trace Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Zane Trace Elementary School.

Zane Trace Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 485 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

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