Longfellow Primary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Sidney, Ohio

Longfellow Primary School in Sidney, Ohio enrolled 303 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 18.9 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 fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

348 students in 2022-23, 334 students in 2023-24, 303 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Longfellow Primary School by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233482023-243342024-25303
Students enrolled at Longfellow Primary School by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233482023-243342024-25303
Students enrolled at Longfellow Primary School by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233482023-243342024-25303
Students enrolled at Longfellow Primary School by school year2022-23: 348, 2023-24: 334, 2024-25: 30301002003004002022-233482023-243342024-25303
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334816.021.8
2023-2433416.020.9
2024-2530316.018.9

18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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.

Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 18.9; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 18.9; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 18.9; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 17.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 87.0; This school 18.9; state median 17.4.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.9state median 17.4U.S. 14.6

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 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Longfellow Primary School enrolled 344 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 344 of the 344 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions9
  • Chronically absent34.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.0% of students were White, 16.2% of two or more races, 6.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White71.0%
  2. Two or more races16.2%
  3. Black6.6%
  4. Hispanic3.6%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander1.3%

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 Sidney

4 public elementary schools in Sidney report 2024-25 enrollment; Longfellow Primary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northwood Intermediate School43815.666.4%
Emerson Primary School34020.057.9%
Longfellow Primary School30318.975.2%
Fairlawn Elementary School26826.8not reported

All public schools in Sidney →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Longfellow Primary School

  1. Northwood Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 438 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Emerson Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 340 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Longfellow Primary School with Northwood Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sidney City Schools spends per student$12,769 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,769
  5. The largest public schools in OhioLongfellow Primary School is the number 1,255 by size of 1,715 Ohio elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,255 of 1,715
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 17.4 for elementary schools.18.9:1
  7. 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 Longfellow Primary School

  1. How many students attend Longfellow Primary School?
    303 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 348 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sidney, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Longfellow Primary School?
    18.9 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.
  3. Is Longfellow Primary School a Title I school?
    Longfellow Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Longfellow Primary School in?
    Sidney City Schools, NCES district ID 3910003. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 391000301634 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.

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