Celina Middle School

Celina Middle School operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in Celina, Ohio, part of Celina City. Current enrollment sits at 348 students spanning grades 7 through 8. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Across the 8 schools in Celina City (3,694 students total), Celina Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Celina Middle School logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Celina Middle School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Celina Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Mercer County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Celina Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.1%; this one delivers 69.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mercer County put median household income runs about $76,782, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Mercer County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,242 students), of which Celina Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Celina Primary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Celina Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 71.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 403 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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