Wauseon Middle School

Wauseon Middle School is one of the compact 6-8 campuss in Wauseon, Ohio, overseen by Wauseon Exempted Village, with 382 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Within Wauseon Exempted Village, which oversees 4 schools and 1,717 students, Wauseon Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Wauseon Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Wauseon Middle School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Fulton County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wauseon Middle School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 69.3%, a residual of +15.6 points.

In the broader community, Fulton County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,864 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fulton County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,935 students), Wauseon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wauseon Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Wauseon Middle School. On composite proficiency, Wauseon Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 74.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 427 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Wauseon Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.