Findlay Times

There were 392 eighth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Tiffin Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 194 students.

Within Seneca County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Seneca County ranked 64th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,107 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 64th 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tiffin Middle School	194	35.9	541
Seneca East Middle School	65	33	197
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	51	15.2	335
Old Fort High School	46	15.5	296
New Riegel High School	36	17.6	204
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	0	0	72
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	0	0	396
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	0	0	392
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	0	0	355
Seneca East Elementary School	0	0	344
New Riegel Elementary School	0	0	175
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	313
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	353
North Central Academy	0	0	66
Columbian High School	0	0	638
Tornado Academy	0	0	100
Seneca East High School	0	0	242