West Elementary School

West Elementary School is one of the compact elementary campuss in Newcomerstown, Ohio, run under Newcomerstown Exempted Village, with 317 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 404.

Across the 4 schools in Newcomerstown Exempted Village (869 students total), West Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, West Elementary School records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Tuscarawas County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Tuscarawas County put the typical household earns roughly $65,044 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Elementary School is one of 44 public schools in Tuscarawas County (combined enrollment of about 15,660 students).

Nearest neighbor: Newcomerstown Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025.

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