There were 1,074 kindergarten students in Allen County schools in 2022-23 school year

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

By Findlay Times

Aug 23, 2024

There were 1,074 kindergarten students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Elmwood Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 171 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

Kindergarten Enrollment in Allen County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Elmwood Elementary School	171	32.8	521
Elida Elementary School	169	16.6	1,018
Bath Elementary School	112	14.2	790
Bluffton Elementary School	91	16.9	538
Allen East Elementary School	80	17.5	457
Spencerville Elementary School	78	22.6	345
Heritage Elementary School	70	16.7	420
Franklin Elementary School	69	20.4	338
Perry Elementary School	53	13.2	401
Independence Elementary School	48	17	282
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	38	9.3	410
Freedom Elementary School	31	13.3	233
Heir Force Community School	26	11.1	235
Unity Elementary School	25	13	193
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	13	7.1	182
Lima North Middle School	0	0	304
Lima Senior High School	0	0	967
Lima West Middle School	0	0	359
Bluffton High School	0	0	321
Bluffton Middle School	0	0	283
Allen East High School	0	0	267
Allen East Middle School	0	0	327
Bath High School	0	0	423
Bath Middle School	0	0	407
Elida Middle School	0	0	530
Elida High School	0	0	537
Perry High School	0	0	265
Shawnee Middle School	0	0	732
Shawnee High School	0	0	628
Maplewood Elementary School	0	0	343
Spencerville High School	0	0	267
Spencerville Middle School	0	0	304
West Central Learning Academy II	0	0	47