Tuscarawas News

There were 317 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.5% more 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 100 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 14,107 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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	100	44.4	225
South Elementary School	69	15.7	440
West Elementary School	48	16.2	297
Sandy Valley Elementary School	39	6.7	580
East Elementary School	32	13.4	239
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	29	13.1	221
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	275
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	367
Dundee Elementary School	0	0	157
Garaway High School	0	0	430
Baltic Elementary School	0	0	138
Miller Avenue Elementary School	0	0	176
Ragersville Elementary School	0	0	150
Indian Valley High School	0	0	421
Midvale Elementary School	0	0	408
Port Washington Elementary School	0	0	397
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	400
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	0	0	248
Strasburg-Franklin High School	0	0	265
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	0	0	503
Tuscarawas Valley High School	0	0	522
Quaker Digital Academy	0	0	655
Claymont Middle School	0	0	374
Claymont High School	0	0	372
Claymont Elementary School	0	0	265
Claymont Intermediate School	0	0	345
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	379
Dover High School	0	0	772
East Elementary School	0	0	390
Dover Middle School	0	0	607
Central Elementary School	0	0	244
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	738
South Elementary School	0	0	414
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	646
West Elementary School	0	0	201
York Elementary School	0	0	232
East Elementary School	0	0	134
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	206
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	233