Tuscarawas News

There were 1,096 first grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 198 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Elementary School	198	45	440
Claymont Elementary School	125	47.2	265
York Elementary School	118	50.9	232
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	105	47.5	221
East Elementary School	102	42.7	239
Sandy Valley Elementary School	91	15.7	580
Midvale Elementary School	73	17.9	408
Port Washington Elementary School	71	17.9	397
East Elementary School	61	45.5	134
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	46	18.5	248
Miller Avenue Elementary School	40	22.7	176
Dundee Elementary School	24	15.3	157
Ragersville Elementary School	21	14	150
Baltic Elementary School	21	15.2	138
West Elementary School	0	0	297
Claymont High School	0	0	372
Claymont Middle School	0	0	374
Quaker Digital Academy	0	0	655
Tuscarawas Valley High School	0	0	522
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	0	0	503
Strasburg-Franklin High School	0	0	265
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	400
Indian Valley High School	0	0	421
Garaway High School	0	0	430
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	367
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	275
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	233
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	206
West Elementary School	0	0	201
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	646
South Elementary School	0	0	414
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	738
Central Elementary School	0	0	244
Dover Middle School	0	0	607
Claymont Intermediate School	0	0	345
East Elementary School	0	0	390
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	379
Dover High School	0	0	772
Claymont Primary School	0	0	225