New Riegel High School

New Riegel High School operates as a very small high school in New Riegel, Ohio, run under New Riegel Local. Current enrollment sits at 224 students spanning grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so New Riegel High School sits 60% smaller than that benchmark.

Within New Riegel Local, which oversees 2 schools and 403 students, New Riegel High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, New Riegel High School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, New Riegel High School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at New Riegel High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Seneca County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, New Riegel High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Seneca County put median household earnings sit near $66,025, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Riegel High School is one of 19 public schools in Seneca County (combined enrollment of about 5,331 students).

New Riegel Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. New Riegel High School's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 195 (now 224). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.