National Trail Middle School

National Trail Middle School operates as an intimate junior high in New Paris, Ohio, operated by National Trail Local. Current enrollment sits at 286 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

Across the 3 schools in National Trail Local (932 students total), National Trail Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, National Trail Middle School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Preble County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,223, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Preble County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,537 students), of which National Trail Middle School is one.

National Trail Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

National Trail Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 97% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.