Cardington-Lincoln Middle School

Located at 349 Chesterville Ave, in Cardington, Ohio, Cardington-Lincoln Middle School is an intimate middle school that educates 283 students (grades 5 through 8), run under Cardington-Lincoln Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Cardington-Lincoln Middle School sits 41% below that benchmark.

Within Cardington-Lincoln Local, which oversees 3 schools and 920 students, Cardington-Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cardington-Lincoln Middle School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Morrow County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,283, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morrow County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,685 students), of which Cardington-Lincoln Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cardington-Lincoln High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Cardington-Lincoln Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cardington-Lincoln Middle School has ticked up 78%, going from 159 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.