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Oak Hill United School Corporation serves families in two east central Indiana counties. It occupies 115 square miles, basically in western Grant County, with one township in Miami County. Three primary towns are located in the district: Converse, Swayzee, and Sweetser. Smaller communities within the district are Amboy, Herbst, Jalapa, Mier and Sims. Two major highways, Indiana 18 and Indiana 13, provide quick, convenient access to Marion, Kokomo, Wabash and Elwood. The larger cities of Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Muncie and Anderson are each within about an hour travel time.

Many churches, clubs, and civic organizations enrich the lives of Oak Hill citizens. They contribute immensely to the spiritual and social well being of community residents. Two nearby reservoirs, Mississinewa and Salamonie, provide excellent opportunities for fishing, boating, water skiing, swimming, camping and hiking. Surrounding communities offer good facilities for other activities such as golf, tennis, dining, a movie multi-plex, civic theatre, and philharmonic orchestra.  In addition, the two universities located in Grant County offer many opportunities for attending programs and activities of national and international note. Also, the Honeywell Center in nearby Wabash and the Eastern Howard Performing Arts Center in nearby Greentown provide many cultural events.

Two state universities operate campuses near Oak Hill: Indiana University/ Purdue University at Kokomo and Ball State University at Muncie. Each offers extensive evening and summer courses. Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, also offers a nationally recognized program to acquire advance degrees, such as an M.B.A., in an alternative manner. Taylor University is also located in Grant County, as is a campus of Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana Business College.

Converse Elementary School is located within the town of Converse directly off of Indiana State Road 18. The town of Converse has a population of about 1,109 people. The community is comprised of small businesses, residential areas and farms. Even though Converse is a small town it provides many services for the community including; U.S. Post Office, First Farmers Bank and Trust, Converse Public Library, Drook Medical Center, Converse Dental Clinic, a dentist office,  Oak Hill Winery, a full line grocery, a convenience store and several popular places to eat.

In Converse, known as "The Fair Community," the neighboring communities enjoy the festive atmosphere of the annual Converse fair. The all-weather fairgrounds track provides many opportunities for great entertainment and thrilling sport activities.  When completed, Converse Junction will be a walking/biking trail 3 1/2 miles in length which will connect to the Sweetser Switch Trail. Together, they will link to the Cardinal Greenway, which is a part of the American Discovery Trail. The American Discovery Trail is a coast to coast trail connecting the East and West coasts of the USA.  Work has been done to update the landscape of downtown Jefferson Street in Converse. For more information about the town of Converse go to the following website: http://www.townofconverse.com