Bellefontaine Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Bellefontaine, Ohio
Bellefontaine Elementary School in Bellefontaine, Ohio enrolled 616 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 20.5 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
557 students in 2022-23, 597 students in 2023-24, 616 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.7 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 557 | 29.7 | 18.8 |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 29.7 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | 616 | 30.0 | 20.5 |
20.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Ohio elementary schools
Among the 1,708 Ohio elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 498 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bellefontaine Elementary School enrolled 498 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 498 of the 498 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent22.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.0% of students were White, 13.3% of two or more races, 7.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White74.0%
- Two or more races13.3%
- Hispanic7.5%
- Black3.1%
- Asian1.8%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Bellefontaine
3 public elementary schools in Bellefontaine report 2024-25 enrollment; Bellefontaine Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Elementary School | 616 | 20.5 | 47.6% |
| Benjamin Logan Elementary School | 587 | 18.3 | 36.3% |
| Bellefontaine Intermediate School | 505 | 20.2 | 47.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bellefontaine Elementary School
- Bellefontaine Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 505 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Benjamin Logan Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.3 miles away: 587 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Compare Bellefontaine Elementary School with Bellefontaine Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bellefontaine City Schools spends per student$14,845 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,845
- The largest public schools in OhioBellefontaine Elementary School is the number 250 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#250 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher20.5 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.20.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bellefontaine Elementary School
How many students attend Bellefontaine Elementary School?
616 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 557 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bellefontaine, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellefontaine Elementary School?
20.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for elementary schools is 17.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bellefontaine Elementary School a Title I school?
Bellefontaine Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Bellefontaine Elementary School in?
Bellefontaine City Schools, NCES district ID 3904358. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390435800148 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.