Findlay Times

There were 378 eighth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% 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 175 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tiffin Middle School	175	33.8	518
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	63	19.6	322
Seneca East Middle School	58	29	200
Old Fort High School	42	15.8	265
New Riegel High School	30	14.8	203
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	10	10.2	98
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	0	0	325
Seneca East Elementary School	0	0	330
New Riegel Elementary School	0	0	188
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	368
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	340
North Central Academy	0	0	49
Columbian High School	0	0	619
Tornado Academy	0	0	47
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	0	0	397
Seneca East High School	0	0	226
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	0	0	379