1,067 students were enrolled for sixth 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

Jul 4, 2024

There were 1,067 sixth grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number from the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Shawnee Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 193 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

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

School name	# of 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Shawnee Middle School	193	26.4	732
Elida Middle School	162	30.6	530
Lima North Middle School	157	51.6	304
Bath Middle School	147	36.1	407
Bluffton Middle School	104	36.7	283
Allen East Middle School	76	23.2	327
Spencerville Middle School	71	23.4	304
Perry Elementary School	62	15.5	401
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	44	10.7	410
Heir Force Community School	28	11.9	235
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	23	12.6	182
Elida Elementary School	0	0	1,018
Bath Elementary School	0	0	790
Bluffton Elementary School	0	0	538
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
Allen East High School	0	0	267
Bath High School	0	0	423
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