Tuscarawas News

There were 1,281 ninth grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

New Philadelphia High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 251 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
New Philadelphia High School	251	34.3	732
Dover High School	213	26.5	803
Indian Valley High School	140	30.5	459
Claymont High School	125	32.5	385
Quaker Digital Academy	119	19.6	606
Sandy Valley High School	108	30.1	359
Tuscarawas Valley High School	101	32.5	311
Garaway High School	88	20.8	424
Newcomerstown High School	83	34.6	240
Strasburg-Franklin High School	53	20.1	264
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	652
Dover Middle School	0	0	581
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	412
Claymont Middle School	0	0	393
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	298
Tuscarawas Valley Middle School	0	0	404
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	220
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