Elementary school (grades K-5) · Hamler, OH

Patrick Henry Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Patrick Henry Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390475902924
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Patrick Henry Elementary School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Ohio schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Hamler · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
12.8:1
small classes for Ohio
333
students enrolled

Patrick Henry Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Patrick Henry Elementary School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Hamler, OH.

School address

Enrollment

333

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.8:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Patrick Henry Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:112.8:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Patrick Henry Elementary School

Patrick Henry Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hamler, Ohio, enrolling 333 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 12.8:1, Patrick Henry Elementary School is leaner than roughly 87% of Ohio schools and 30% under the state's 18.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

With 333 students, its enrollment sits close to the Ohio median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 333 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among Hamler's elementary schools, it stands alongside Patrick Henry Middle School (282 students): Patrick Henry Elementary School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (12.8:1 vs 14.1:1).

Patrick Henry Local also operates Patrick Henry Middle School (282 students) and Patrick Henry High School (272 students) alongside Patrick Henry Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Patrick Henry Elementary School compares

Patrick Henry Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.8:1 ▼ 30% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 333 top 62% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
333
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 13% in Ohio - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.1%
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
$15,841
per pupil, district-wide - above Ohio avg of $14,655
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 87.1%
Hispanic or Latino 10.2%
Two or More 1.8%
Asian 0.9%

Largest group: White at 87.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Patrick Henry Elementary School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Patrick Henry Local, which includes Patrick Henry Elementary School.

$15,841
Per student
+8%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.5%
State 32.9%
Federal 9.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Patrick Henry Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Patrick Henry Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Patrick Henry High School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Patrick Henry Local · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Hamler

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Patrick Henry Elementary School

How many students attend Patrick Henry Elementary School?

Patrick Henry Elementary School has 333 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Hamler, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Patrick Henry Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Patrick Henry Elementary School is 12.8:1, which is 30% lower than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Patrick Henry Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Patrick Henry Elementary School is White at 87.1% of enrollment, in Hamler, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Patrick Henry Elementary School?

Patrick Henry Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Patrick Henry Elementary School rank among public schools in Hamler?

By Resource Investment Index, Patrick Henry Elementary School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Hamler, OH. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Hamler on the city page.

Is Patrick Henry Elementary School a good school?

Patrick Henry Elementary School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Patrick Henry Local?

Besides Patrick Henry Elementary School, Patrick Henry Local also operates Patrick Henry Middle School (282 students) and Patrick Henry High School (272 students). See the Patrick Henry Local district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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