Findlay Times

There were 13,705 students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county's student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 68.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Allen County schools, followed by Black, Non-Hispanic students with 14.2%, 10.4% multiracial students, 4.6% Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Elida Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Allen County's 34 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,018 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Elida Elementary School	987	1,018	3.1
Lima Senior High School	966	967	0.1
Bath Elementary School	824	791	-4
Shawnee Middle School	757	734	-3
Shawnee High School	632	628	-0.6
Bluffton Elementary School	552	538	-2.5
Elida High School	553	536	-3.1
Elida Middle School	538	530	-1.5
Elmwood Elementary School	527	521	-1.1
Allen East Elementary School	442	457	3.4
Bath High School	449	422	-6
Heritage Elementary School	430	421	-2.1
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	400	411	2.8
Bath Middle School	401	407	1.5
Perry Elementary School	389	401	3.1
Lima West Middle School	378	359	-5
Spencerville Elementary School	333	345	3.6
Maplewood Elementary School	330	343	3.9
Franklin Elementary School	355	339	-4.5
Allen East Middle School	313	327	4.5
Bluffton High School	312	321	2.9
Spencerville Middle School	306	305	-0.3
Lima North Middle School	329	303	-7.9
Bluffton Middle School	265	284	7.2
Independence Elementary School	282	282	0
Spencerville High School	263	268	1.9
Allen East High School	293	267	-8.9
Perry High School	264	266	0.8
Heir Force Community School	241	235	-2.5
Freedom Elementary School	217	234	7.8
Unity Elementary School	196	192	-2
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	192	182	-5.2
West Central Learning Academy II	70	56	-20
Bath Digital Academy	29	15	-48.3