Tri County News

There were 578 fifth grade students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Greenville Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 165 students.

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

Statewide, Darke County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,627 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 43rd 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Greenville Middle School	165	22.9	719
Versailles Middle School	86	22.8	377
Butler Middle School	75	24.1	311
Tri-Village Elementary School	67	16.4	409
Ansonia Elementary School	60	12.7	473
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	53	16.7	317
Bradford Elementary School	38	15.9	239
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	34	13.8	247
Greenville Elementary School	0	0	824
Versailles Elementary School	0	0	473
Arcanum Elementary School	0	0	419
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	800
Bradford High School	0	0	228
Versailles High School	0	0	390
Ansonia High School	0	0	205
Ansonia Middle School	0	0	121
Arcanum High School	0	0	282
Franklin Monroe High School	0	0	213
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	0	235
Tri-Village High School	0	0	345