Elementary school (grades K-5) · Lore City, OH

Buckeye Trail Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Buckeye Trail Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 30/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390696804255
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Buckeye Trail Elementary earns 30/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Lore City · Resource Index
30
Resource Index · Lower
16.1:1
students per teacher
54.2%
free-lunch eligible

Buckeye Trail Elementary has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Buckeye Trail Elementary ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Lore City, OH.

School address

Lore City, OH 43755
District: East Guernsey Local · Ohio

NCES ID 390696804255 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-26 students YoY

Buckeye Trail Elementary shrank from 472 students in 2022-23 to 446 in 2023-24 (-5.5%).

Teacher FTE added 27.4 → 29.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-26 students YoY 390696804255 · Lore City, OH Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

435 enr · 16.1:1 · 54.2% lunch · RII 30

Nearest enrollment peer: Buckeye Trail High School (287 students)

Buckeye Trail Elementary shrank from 472 students in 2022-23 to 446 in 2023-24 (-5.5%). Teacher FTE added 27.4 → 29.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Ohio schools → · Find another →

Buckeye Trail Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Buckeye Trail Elementary reports 435 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Buckeye Trail Elementary compares

Buckeye Trail Elementary is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▼ 12% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 54.2% ▲ 72% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 435 top 42% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
435
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
54.2%
free-lunch eligible - 72% above the Ohio average of 31.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 38% in Ohio - lower ratio than 62% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
34.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,854
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $15,819
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.8%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino 0.2%

Largest group: White at 96.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.2, Buckeye Trail Elementary is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for East Guernsey Local reports $16,854 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Buckeye Trail Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Buckeye Trail High School Smaller Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Buckeye Trail Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Preschool at Buckeye Trail High School Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Buckeye Trail Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

East Guernsey Local · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~435 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Buckeye Trail Elementary

How many students attend Buckeye Trail Elementary?

Buckeye Trail Elementary has 435 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lore City, OH. CCD year-over-year: 472 (2022-23) → 446 (2023-24), down 26.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Trail Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Buckeye Trail Elementary is 16.1:1, which is 12% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Buckeye Trail Elementary?

54.2% of students at Buckeye Trail Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Buckeye Trail Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Buckeye Trail Elementary is White at 96.8% of enrollment, in Lore City, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Buckeye Trail Elementary?

Buckeye Trail Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 30/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Buckeye Trail Elementary rank among public schools in Lore City?

By Resource Investment Index, Buckeye Trail Elementary ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Lore City, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in East Guernsey Local?

Besides Buckeye Trail Elementary, East Guernsey Local also operates Buckeye Trail High School (287 students), Buckeye Trail Middle School (213 students), and Preschool at Buckeye Trail High School (87 students). See the East Guernsey Local district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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