1,181 students were enrolled for first grade 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

Jun 1, 2024

There were 1,181 first grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Elida Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 189 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

First Grade Enrollment in Allen County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Elida Elementary School	189	18.6	1,018
Elmwood Elementary School	180	34.5	521
Bath Elementary School	145	18.4	790
Bluffton Elementary School	81	15.1	538
Heritage Elementary School	80	19	420
Franklin Elementary School	74	21.9	338
Allen East Elementary School	73	16	457
Spencerville Elementary School	71	20.6	345
Perry Elementary School	55	13.7	401
Independence Elementary School	54	19.1	282
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	46	11.2	410
Freedom Elementary School	44	18.9	233
Unity Elementary School	37	19.2	193
Heir Force Community School	31	13.2	235
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	21	11.5	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