Tuscarawas News

There were 1,039 third grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 204 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Elementary School	204	49.3	414
East Elementary School	194	49.7	390
Claymont Intermediate School	116	33.6	345
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	105	20.9	503
Sandy Valley Elementary School	89	15.3	580
Port Washington Elementary School	76	19.1	397
Midvale Elementary School	74	18.1	408
West Elementary School	61	20.5	297
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	36	14.5	248
Ragersville Elementary School	24	16	150
Baltic Elementary School	22	15.9	138
Miller Avenue Elementary School	22	12.5	176
Dundee Elementary School	16	10.2	157
Indian Valley High School	0	0	421
Tuscarawas Middle School	0	0	400
Strasburg-Franklin High School	0	0	265
Garaway High School	0	0	430
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
Sandy Valley High School	0	0	367
Claymont Primary School	0	0	225
Dover High School	0	0	772
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	379
Dover Middle School	0	0	607
Central Elementary School	0	0	244
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	738
Sandy Valley Middle School	0	0	275
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	233
Joseph Welty Middle School	0	0	646
Newcomerstown Middle School	0	0	206
West Elementary School	0	0	201
Claymont Elementary School	0	0	265