Findlay Times

There were 375 sixth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Tiffin Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 164 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tiffin Middle School	164	31.7	518
Seneca East Middle School	68	34	200
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	63	15.9	397
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	45	11.9	379
New Riegel High School	23	11.3	203
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	12	12.2	98
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	0	0	322
Seneca East High School	0	0	226
Old Fort High School	0	0	265
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