Elementary school (grades K-5) · Bolivar, OH

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate

Federal NCES profile for Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 390503003905
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools.

39
Resource Index · Typical
44.9:1
large classes for Ohio
29.3%
free-lunch eligible
673
students enrolled

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate has class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. Computed live against every Ohio school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

673

Ohio · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

15.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

44.9:1

vs 18.2:1 Ohio avg

+147% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

29.3%

vs 31.6% Ohio avg

-7% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate compares with Ohio and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate is a mid-sized elementary school in Bolivar, Ohio, enrolling 673 students.

Class loads run heavy: 44.9:1 is larger than about 99% of Ohio schools and 147% above the 18.2:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.3% lands close to the Ohio typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 673 puts it in the larger third of Ohio schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,574 scored Ohio schools.

Against 631 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #271.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 1346 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance holds up well here: only 6.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Tuscarawas Valley Local also operates Tuscarawas Valley High School (555 students) and Tuscarawas Valley Middle School (407 students) alongside Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate compares

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate on the metrics families compare, against Ohio and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Ohio Ohio avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 44.9:1 ▲ 147% 18.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.3% ▼ 7% 31.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 673 top 17% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

44.9:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
673
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
29.3%
free-lunch eligible - 7% below the Ohio average of 31.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
44.9:1
students per teacher - 147% above state mean
Top 99% in Ohio - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
6.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$12,686
per pupil, district-wide - below Ohio avg of $14,655
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 96.9%
Two or More 2.1%
Asian 0.4%
African American 0.3%
Hispanic or Latino 0.3%

Largest group: White at 96.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.1, Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate is less mixed than the Ohio school average of 35.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tuscarawas Valley Local, which includes Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate.

$12,686
Per student
-13%
vs Ohio
Avg $14,655
-24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.4%
State 42.3%
Federal 7.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tuscarawas Valley High School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Tuscarawas Valley Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Tuscarawas Valley Primary Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tuscarawas Valley Local · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Ohio, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate

How many students attend Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate?

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate has 673 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Bolivar, OH.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate?

The student-teacher ratio at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate is 44.9:1, which is 147% higher than the Ohio average of 18.2:1 and 186% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate?

29.3% of students at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Ohio average of 31.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate?

The largest demographic group at Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate is White at 96.9% of enrollment, in Bolivar, OH.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate?

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate a good school?

Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Ohio schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Ohio schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Tuscarawas Valley Local?

Besides Tuscarawas Valley Intermediate, Tuscarawas Valley Local also operates Tuscarawas Valley High School (555 students), Tuscarawas Valley Middle School (407 students), and Tuscarawas Valley Primary (242 students). See the Tuscarawas Valley Local district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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