2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 1,062 seventh grade students welcomed in Allen County schools

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

By Findlay Times

Jul 12, 2024

There were 1,062 seventh 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.

Shawnee Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 185 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

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

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Shawnee Middle School	185	25.3	732
Elida Middle School	177	33.4	530
Lima West Middle School	174	48.5	359
Bath Middle School	132	32.4	407
Allen East Middle School	88	26.9	327
Bluffton Middle School	85	30	283
Spencerville Middle School	68	22.4	304
Perry High School	63	23.8	265
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	49	12	410
Heir Force Community School	21	8.9	235
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	20	11	182
Lima North Middle School	0	0	304
Perry Elementary School	0	0	401
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
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
Shawnee High School	0	0	628
Spencerville High School	0	0	267
West Central Learning Academy II	0	0	47