There were 814 fifth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Wilson Vance Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 136 students.
Within Hancock County schools, the highest student count was found in 11th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.
Statewide, Hancock County ranked 34th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,958 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 34th the year before.
In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.
Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.
| School name | # of 5th Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Vance Elementary School | 136 | 34.6 | 393 |
| Bigelow Hill Elementary School | 124 | 34.9 | 355 |
| Liberty-Benton Middle School | 116 | 26.7 | 434 |
| Chamberlin Hill Elementary School | 103 | 30.9 | 333 |
| Van Buren Elementary School | 80 | 16.3 | 491 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 74 | 33 | 224 |
| Arcadia Elementary School | 47 | 15.3 | 307 |
| Arlington Local Elementary School | 44 | 12.7 | 346 |
| McComb Local Elementary School | 41 | 13.1 | 312 |
| Cory-Rawson Elementary School | 38 | 16.2 | 234 |
| Vanlue Elementary School | 11 | 29.7 | 37 |
| Whittier Primary School | 0 | 0 | 377 |
| Van Buren High School | 0 | 0 | 282 |
| Findlay Digital Academy | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| Glenwood Middle School | 0 | 0 | 556 |
| Donnell Middle School | 0 | 0 | 523 |
| Findlay High School | 0 | 0 | 1,698 |
| Arcadia Middle School | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Arcadia High School | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| McComb Local Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Northview Primary School | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| Jefferson Primary School | 0 | 0 | 357 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 217 |
| Arlington Local High School | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| Cory-Rawson High School | 0 | 0 | 244 |
| Liberty-Benton High School | 0 | 0 | 456 |
| Riverdale Middle School | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| Riverdale High School | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| Vanlue High School | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Van Buren Middle School | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| Liberty-Benton Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 607 |