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

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390502903903
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
55
📋 Attendance
73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median.

45
Resource Index · Typical
18.9:1
students per teacher
58.8%
free-lunch eligible
227
students enrolled

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School has class sizes near the Ohio median. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

227

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

18.9:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+4% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

58.8%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

+86% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:118.9:1

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

What stands out at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized elementary school in Strasburg, Ohio, enrolling 227 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 18.9:1 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 58.8% of students qualify for free meals, 86% above the Ohio average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 227 puts it in the smaller third of Ohio schools by headcount.

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

Against 109 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #34.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 227 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

11.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district, Strasburg-Franklin Local, also runs Strasburg-Franklin High School (257 students).

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 Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School compares

Strasburg-Franklin 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 18.9:1 ▲ 4% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 58.8% ▲ 86% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 227 top 80% - -

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

18.9:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
227
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
58.8%
free-lunch eligible - 86% 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
18.9:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 65% in Ohio - lower ratio than 35% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
11.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,265
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 227 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 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 89.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.2%
Two or More 4.0%
African American 0.4%

Largest group: White at 89.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.5, Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Strasburg-Franklin Local, which includes Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School.

$13,265
Per student
-9%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.1%
State 40.1%
Federal 4.8%

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 Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Strasburg-Franklin High School Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Strasburg-Franklin Local · 1 sibling school

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School's federal record.

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 Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School

How many students attend Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School?

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School has 227 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Strasburg, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School is 18.9:1, which is 4% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 20% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School?

58.8% of students at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School is White at 89.4% of enrollment, in Strasburg, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School?

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical 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).

Is Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School a good school?

Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Ohio median. 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 Strasburg-Franklin Local?

Besides Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School, Strasburg-Franklin Local also operates Strasburg-Franklin High School (257 students). See the Strasburg-Franklin 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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