Sandy Valley Elementary School

Sandy Valley Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Magnolia, Ohio, one of the schools within Sandy Valley Local, caters to 577 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Within Sandy Valley Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,254 students, Sandy Valley Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Sandy Valley Elementary School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Tuscarawas County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Sandy Valley Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tuscarawas County indicate median household income runs about $65,044, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tuscarawas County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students), Sandy Valley Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Sandy Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 595 students in 2018 compared to 577 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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