Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is one of the modestly sized middle schools in New Philadelphia, Ohio, one of the schools within New Philadelphia City, with 195 students on its rolls from grade 5. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Within New Philadelphia City, which oversees 9 schools and 2,826 students, Central Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Central Elementary School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, Tuscarawas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,044 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Central Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Tuscarawas County (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students).

New Philadelphia High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Elementary School has shrank 42%, going from 337 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.2:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Central Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.