Tri County News

There were 537 fifth grade students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% less 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 154 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Greenville Middle School	154	22.8	674
Versailles Middle School	96	25.7	373
Butler Middle School	76	24.8	307
Tri-Village Elementary School	50	12.4	402
Ansonia Elementary School	49	10	489
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	46	14.6	314
Bradford Elementary School	34	13	261
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	32	11.4	281
Tri-Village High School	0	0	317
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	792
Bradford High School	0	0	231
Versailles High School	0	0	396
Ansonia High School	0	0	206
Ansonia Middle School	0	0	98
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	0	232
Arcanum High School	0	0	291
Franklin Monroe High School	0	0	212
Arcanum Elementary School	0	0	435
Versailles Elementary School	0	0	475
Greenville Elementary School	0	0	836