Central Ohio Today

There were 496 eighth grade students enrolled in Champaign County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Urbana Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 145 students.

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

Statewide, Champaign County ranked 57th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,085 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 57th 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
Urbana Junior High School	145	34.2	424
Graham Middle School	124	33	376
West Liberty-Salem Middle School	94	33.1	284
Mechanicsburg Middle School	67	32.5	206
Triad Middle School	66	27.7	238
Graham Elementary School	0	0	727
Urbana Elementary School	0	0	880
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School	0	0	528
Dohron Wilson Elementary School	0	0	374
Triad Elementary School	0	0	325
Urbana High School	0	0	488
Mechanicsburg High School	0	0	238
Graham High School	0	0	424
Triad High School	0	0	207
West Liberty-Salem Middle/High School	0	0	357