Tuscarawas News

There were 1,175 eighth grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Joseph Welty Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 215 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Joseph Welty Middle School	215	33	652
Dover Middle School	198	34.1	581
Tuscarawas Middle School	144	35	412
Claymont Middle School	129	32.8	393
Sandy Valley Middle School	119	39.9	298
Tuscarawas Valley Middle School	108	26.7	404
Garaway High School	83	19.6	424
Newcomerstown Middle School	76	34.5	220
Quaker Digital Academy	58	9.6	606
Strasburg-Franklin High School	45	17	264
Dundee Elementary School	0	0	163
Ragersville Elementary School	0	0	149
Miller Avenue Elementary School	0	0	185
Baltic Elementary School	0	0	141
Central Elementary School	0	0	229
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	405
Claymont Intermediate School	0	0	362
Sandy Valley Elementary School	0	0	553
West Elementary School	0	0	287
Midvale Elementary School	0	0	426
Port Washington Elementary School	0	0	397
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	0	0	262
West Elementary School	0	0	247
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	0	0	282
South Elementary School	0	0	398
East Elementary School	0	0	376
Claymont Elementary School	0	0	266
South Elementary School	0	0	457
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	0	0	250
East Elementary School	0	0	238
York Elementary School	0	0	213
East Elementary School	0	0	122
Claymont Primary School	0	0	224
Claymont High School	0	0	385
Dover High School	0	0	803
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	732
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	240
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	359
Indian Valley High School	0	0	459
Tuscarawas Valley High School	0	0	311