Mt Gilead Middle School

As a tight-knit 6-8 campus in Mount Gilead, Ohio, Mt Gilead Middle School caters to 226 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Mount Gilead Exempted Village. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Mt Gilead Middle School sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Mt Gilead Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Mount Gilead Exempted Village, a district that caters to 975 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mt Gilead Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Mt Gilead Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mt Gilead Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Morrow County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,283 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Morrow County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,685 students), of which Mt Gilead Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Mt Gilead High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mt Gilead Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt Gilead Middle School has edged down 21%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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