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Allen County schools welcomed 290 pre-kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 290 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 23.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Heritage Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 81 students.

Within Allen County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Allen County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,705 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 27th 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.

Allen County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Pre-kindergarten Enrollment in Allen County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Heritage Elementary School8119.3420
Allen East Elementary School7416.2457
Independence Elementary School5519.5282
Freedom Elementary School4619.7233
Unity Elementary School3417.6193
Heir Force Community School00235
Franklin Elementary School00338
Liberty Arts Magnet K-800410
Lima North Middle School00304
Lima Senior High School00967
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-800182
Lima West Middle School00359
Bluffton Elementary School00538
Bluffton High School00321
Bluffton Middle School00283
Allen East High School00267
Allen East Middle School00327
Bath Elementary School00790
Bath High School00423
Bath Middle School00407
Elida Middle School00530
Elida High School00537
Elida Elementary School001,018
Perry Elementary School00401
Perry High School00265
Elmwood Elementary School00521
Shawnee Middle School00732
Shawnee High School00628
Maplewood Elementary School00343
Spencerville Elementary School00345
Spencerville High School00267
Spencerville Middle School00304
West Central Learning Academy II0047

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