Findlay Times

There were 397 seventh grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Tiffin Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 179 students.

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

Statewide, Seneca County ranked 65th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,952 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tiffin Middle School	179	34.6	518
Seneca East Middle School	74	37	200
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	56	17.4	322
Old Fort High School	49	18.5	265
New Riegel High School	27	13.3	203
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	12	12.2	98
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	0	0	379
Seneca East High School	0	0	226
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	0	0	397
Tornado Academy	0	0	47
Columbian High School	0	0	619
North Central Academy	0	0	49
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	340
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	368
New Riegel Elementary School	0	0	188
Seneca East Elementary School	0	0	330
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	0	0	325