West Holmes Middle School

West Holmes Middle School is a compact intermediate school in Millersburg, Ohio, run under West Holmes Local. The school instructs 384 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so West Holmes Middle School sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

West Holmes Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by West Holmes Local, a district that serves 1,675 students overall.

Looking at the student body, West Holmes Middle School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Holmes County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Holmes Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Holmes County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,140, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. West Holmes Middle School is one of 17 public schools in Holmes County (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students).

The closest other public school is West Holmes High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, West Holmes Middle School comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 72.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Holmes Middle School has contracted 23%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 98% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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