West Elementary School

West Elementary School is one of the low-enrollment elementary schools in New Philadelphia, Ohio, run under New Philadelphia City, with 198 students on its rolls from grade 4. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 404 students each, so West Elementary School sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.

New Philadelphia City comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,826 students; West Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, West Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, Tuscarawas County reports that 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. In all, Tuscarawas County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students), of which West Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Elementary Pre School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around West Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 39%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 66% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.