Federal Hocking Middle School

Set in Stewart, Ohio, Federal Hocking Middle School is a micro-enrollment middle school, part of Federal Hocking Local. It enrolls 185 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 62% below typical.

Federal Hocking Local comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 794 students; Federal Hocking Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Federal Hocking Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Federal Hocking Middle School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Federal Hocking Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Athens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $56,001 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal Hocking Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Athens County (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students).

The closest other public school is Federal Hocking High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Federal Hocking Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 185 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.