Donnell Middle School

Set in Findlay, Ohio, Donnell Middle School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, overseen by Findlay City. It instructs 522 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 11 schools in Findlay City (5,694 students total), Donnell Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Donnell Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Donnell Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.7%, the actual is 64.4%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hancock County shows median household income runs about $73,141, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Donnell Middle School is one of 37 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 11,975 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Primary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Donnell Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 67.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Donnell Middle School has decreased 9%, going from 573 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 76%.

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