There were 1,034 fifth grade 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

Jun 28, 2024

There were 1,034 fifth grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Elida Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 172 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

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

School name	# of 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Elida Elementary School	172	16.9	1,018
Shawnee Middle School	169	23.1	732
Lima North Middle School	147	48.4	304
Bath Elementary School	141	17.8	790
Allen East Middle School	87	26.6	327
Bluffton Elementary School	80	14.9	538
Spencerville Middle School	78	25.7	304
Perry Elementary School	58	14.5	401
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	49	12	410
Heir Force Community School	28	11.9	235
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	25	13.7	182
Maplewood Elementary School	0	0	343
Allen East Elementary School	0	0	457
Franklin Elementary School	0	0	338
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	420
Spencerville Elementary School	0	0	345
Independence Elementary School	0	0	282
Freedom Elementary School	0	0	233
Unity Elementary School	0	0	193
Elmwood Elementary School	0	0	521
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
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 High School	0	0	628
Spencerville High School	0	0	267
West Central Learning Academy II	0	0	47