Genoa Area Middle School

As an intimate middle-grades school in Genoa, Ohio, Genoa Area Middle School serves 282 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Genoa Area Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Genoa Area Middle School sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Genoa Area Local (1,279 students total), Genoa Area Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Genoa Area Middle School records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. Compared to Ottawa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,101 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ottawa County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,905 students), of which Genoa Area Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Genoa Area High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 307 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 87% to 91%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Genoa Area Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.