Baltic Elementary School

Located at 300 E Main St, in Baltic, Ohio, Baltic Elementary School is a tiny elementary-level community that serves 139 students (grades K through 6), operated by Garaway Local. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Baltic Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Garaway Local, a district that hosts 1,055 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Baltic Elementary School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Tuscarawas County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tuscarawas County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Baltic Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.8%, the actual is 65.6%, a residual of -4.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Tuscarawas County indicate median household income runs about $65,044, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Baltic Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Tuscarawas County (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students).

Ragersville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Baltic Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 80.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 139 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.