The purpose of education in the Darke County Schools is to provide an environment of inquiry and discovery in which the whole person/student may develop his/her potential to think independently and critically. The Darke County Schools should provide a student with ample opportunity to develop habits, attitudes, aesthetic appreciations, and the social skills necessary to become a self-reliant citizen of high moral and ethical character and to become a productive social being of good physical and emotional health who makes worthy use of leisure time.

It is our philosophy that specific educational and learner objectives should be established at all grade levels and for all subject areas taught; therefore, Courses of Study have been developed in compliance with Ohio Revised Code 3313.60 and provide the basis for our educational program. Additionally, our program is provided without discrimination on the basis of color, national origin, race, or sex.

Moreover, the Darke County Board of Education philosophy must be augmented by statements of philosophy and goals which have been developed by each Darke County School District.