There were 818 kindergarten students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Northview Primary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 141 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Primary School | 141 | 36.8 | 383 |
| Liberty-Benton Elementary School | 128 | 21.1 | 607 |
| Whittier Primary School | 115 | 30.5 | 377 |
| Jefferson Primary School | 112 | 31.4 | 357 |
| Van Buren Elementary School | 75 | 15.3 | 491 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 71 | 32.7 | 217 |
| Arlington Local Elementary School | 60 | 17.3 | 346 |
| Arcadia Elementary School | 38 | 12.4 | 307 |
| McComb Local Elementary School | 37 | 11.9 | 312 |
| Cory-Rawson Elementary School | 28 | 12 | 234 |
| Vanlue Elementary School | 13 | 35.1 | 37 |
| Liberty-Benton Middle School | 0 | 0 | 434 |
| McComb Local Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| Van Buren High School | 0 | 0 | 282 |
| Van Buren Middle School | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| Vanlue High School | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| Riverdale High School | 0 | 0 | 275 |
| Riverdale Middle School | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| Liberty-Benton High School | 0 | 0 | 456 |
| Cory-Rawson High School | 0 | 0 | 244 |
| Arlington Local High School | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| Arcadia High School | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| Arcadia Middle School | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Chamberlin Hill Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 333 |
| Wilson Vance Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 393 |
| Bigelow Hill Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 355 |
| Findlay High School | 0 | 0 | 1,698 |
| Donnell Middle School | 0 | 0 | 523 |
| Glenwood Middle School | 0 | 0 | 556 |
| Findlay Digital Academy | 0 | 0 | 166 |