Black River Education Center Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Sullivan, Ohio
Black River Education Center Elementary School in Sullivan, Ohio enrolled 443 students in 2024-25 with 23.0 full-time teachers, 19.3 students per teacher against the Ohio elementary-school median of 17.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 67-71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 71% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%
523 students in 2022-23, 487 students in 2023-24, 443 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 23.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 29.0 | 18.0 |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 27.0 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 443 | 23.0 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 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 1,000 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Black River Education Center Elementary School enrolled 500 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 1,000 of the 500 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.4% of students were White, 4.3% of two or more races, 4.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White91.4%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Hispanic4.1%
- Black0.2%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Black River Education Center Elementary School scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 67‑71% | 67‑71% | 59% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 71% | 59‑63% (2021-22) | 54.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Black River Education Center Elementary School
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 363 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
- New London Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 464 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Black River Education Center Elementary School with Mapleton Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Black River Local Schools spends per student$16,316 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,316
- The largest public schools in OhioBlack River Education Center Elementary School is the number 677 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#677 of 1,715
- Ohio schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- 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 Black River Education Center Elementary School
How many students attend Black River Education Center Elementary School?
443 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sullivan, OH.What is the student-teacher ratio at Black River Education Center Elementary School?
19.3 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 Black River Education Center Elementary School a Title I school?
Black River Education Center Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Black River Education Center Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Black River Education Center Elementary School scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Black River Education Center Elementary School in?
Black River Local Schools, NCES district ID 3904846. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390484603261 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.