Tuscarawas News

There were 1,104 sixth grade students enrolled in Tuscarawas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Joseph Welty Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 225 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Joseph Welty Middle School	225	34.8	646
Dover Middle School	215	35.4	607
Tuscarawas Middle School	129	32.3	400
Claymont Middle School	114	30.5	374
Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate School	113	22.5	503
Sandy Valley Middle School	86	31.3	275
Newcomerstown Middle School	67	32.5	206
Strasburg-Franklin High School	41	15.5	265
Ragersville Elementary School	27	18	150
Dundee Elementary School	23	14.6	157
Miller Avenue Elementary School	23	13.1	176
Quaker Digital Academy	22	3.4	655
Baltic Elementary School	19	13.8	138
Claymont Elementary School	0	0	265
South Elementary School	0	0	414
East Elementary School	0	0	390
Indian Valley High School	0	0	421
Newcomerstown High School	0	0	233
New Philadelphia High School	0	0	738
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
West Elementary School	0	0	201
Garaway High School	0	0	430
York Elementary School	0	0	232
Tuscarawas Valley Primary School	0	0	221
East Elementary School	0	0	239
Tuscarawas Valley High School	0	0	522
Claymont High School	0	0	372
East Elementary School	0	0	134
Strasburg-Franklin Elementary School	0	0	248
West Elementary School	0	0	297
Midvale Elementary School	0	0	408
Port Washington Elementary School	0	0	397
Sandy Valley Elementary School	0	0	580
Claymont Intermediate School	0	0	345
Dover Avenue Elementary School	0	0	379
Central Elementary School	0	0	244