Galion Middle School

Galion Middle School is an intimate 6-8 campus in Galion, Ohio, part of Galion City. The school enrolls 357 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Galion Middle School sits 26% below that benchmark.

Galion Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Galion City, a district that instructs 1,559 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Galion Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Crawford County) reports that median household income runs about $58,044, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Crawford County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,870 students), Galion Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Galion High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Galion Middle School.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Galion Middle School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 423 (now 357). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 91% to 87%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Galion Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.