Tri County News

There were 596 eighth grade students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.7% less than 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 188 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 7,630 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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	188	27.9	674
Versailles Middle School	97	26	373
Butler Middle School	72	23.5	307
Ansonia Middle School	62	63.3	98
Tri-Village High School	52	16.4	317
Franklin Monroe High School	44	20.8	212
Bradford High School	43	18.6	231
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	38	16.4	232
Tri-Village Elementary School	0	0	402
Ansonia Elementary School	0	0	489
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	0	0	314
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	0	0	281
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	792
Bradford Elementary School	0	0	261
Versailles High School	0	0	396
Ansonia High School	0	0	206
Arcanum High School	0	0	291
Arcanum Elementary School	0	0	435
Versailles Elementary School	0	0	475
Greenville Elementary School	0	0	836