Tuscarawas News

There were 1,069 second grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 210 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Elementary School	210	50.7	414
East Elementary School	196	50.3	390
Claymont Elementary School	140	52.8	265
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	109	21.7	503
Sandy Valley Elementary School	86	14.8	580
Port Washington Elementary School	69	17.4	397
Midvale Elementary School	66	16.2	408
West Elementary School	64	21.5	297
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	44	17.7	248
Miller Avenue Elementary School	23	13.1	176
Dundee Elementary School	22	14	157
Ragersville Elementary School	21	14	150
Baltic Elementary School	19	13.8	138
West Elementary School	0	0	201
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	206
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	646
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	233
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	275
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
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	379
Dover High School	0	0	772
Claymont Primary School	0	0	225
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	367
Garaway High School	0	0	430
Indian Valley High School	0	0	421
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	400
Strasburg-Franklin High School	0	0	265
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
East Elementary School	0	0	134
East Elementary School	0	0	239
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	0	0	221
York Elementary School	0	0	232
South Elementary School	0	0	440