Allen County schools welcomed 1,111 fourth grade students in 2022-23 school year

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

By Findlay Times

Jun 20, 2024

There were 1,111 fourth grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Maplewood Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 165 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

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

School name	# of 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Maplewood Elementary School	165	48.1	343
Elida Elementary School	159	15.6	1,018
Bath Elementary School	133	16.8	790
Bluffton Elementary School	101	18.8	538
Allen East Elementary School	83	18.2	457
Franklin Elementary School	67	19.8	338
Heritage Elementary School	65	15.5	420
Perry Elementary School	60	15	401
Spencerville Elementary School	59	17.1	345
Independence Elementary School	47	16.7	282
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	46	11.2	410
Freedom Elementary School	39	16.7	233
Heir Force Community School	35	14.9	235
Unity Elementary School	33	17.1	193
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	19	10.4	182
Elmwood Elementary School	0	0	521
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
Spencerville High School	0	0	267
Spencerville Middle School	0	0	304
West Central Learning Academy II	0	0	47