Tuscarawas News

There were 287 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Claymont Primary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 98 students.

Within Tuscarawas County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Tuscarawas County ranked 25th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 14,205 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 25th the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Claymont Primary School	98	43.8	224
South Elementary School	65	14.2	457
Sandy Valley Elementary School	34	6.1	553
East Elementary School	32	13.4	238
West Elementary School	32	11.1	287
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	26	10.4	250
Quaker Digital Academy	0	0	606
Claymont Middle School	0	0	393
Claymont High School	0	0	385
Claymont Elementary School	0	0	266
Claymont Intermediate School	0	0	362
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	405
Dover High School	0	0	803
East Elementary School	0	0	376
Dover Middle School	0	0	581
Central Elementary School	0	0	229
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	732
South Elementary School	0	0	398
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	652
West Elementary School	0	0	247
York Elementary School	0	0	213
East Elementary School	0	0	122
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	220
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	240
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	298
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	359
Dundee Elementary School	0	0	163
Garaway High School	0	0	424
Baltic Elementary School	0	0	141
Miller Avenue Elementary School	0	0	185
Ragersville Elementary School	0	0	149
Indian Valley High School	0	0	459
Midvale Elementary School	0	0	426
Port Washington Elementary School	0	0	397
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	412
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	0	0	262
Strasburg-Franklin High School	0	0	264
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	0	0	282
Tuscarawas Valley High School	0	0	311
Tuscarawas Valley Middle School	0	0	404