Tri County News

There were 653 eighth grade students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number from the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Greenville Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 208 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Greenville Middle School	208	28.9	719
Versailles Middle School	104	27.6	377
Butler Middle School	86	27.7	311
Tri-Village High School	63	18.3	345
Ansonia Middle School	61	50.4	121
Franklin Monroe High School	49	23	213
Bradford High School	42	18.4	228
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	40	17	235
Tri-Village Elementary School	0	0	409
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	0	0	317
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	0	0	247
Ansonia Elementary School	0	0	473
Bradford Elementary School	0	0	239
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
Versailles High School	0	0	390
Ansonia High School	0	0	205
Arcanum High School	0	0	282