Hancock County schools welcomed 812 first grade students in 2022-23 school year

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

By Findlay Times

Jun 2, 2024

There were 812 first grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Whittier Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 140 students.

Within Hancock County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Hancock County ranked 34th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,924 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 34th 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.

Hancock County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

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

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Whittier Primary School	140	36.2	387
Northview Primary School	117	32.8	357
Jefferson Primary School	116	29.6	392
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	111	18.8	589
Riverdale Elementary School	82	37.4	219
Van Buren Elementary School	77	16.5	468
Arlington Local Elementary School	62	18.8	330
McComb Local Elementary School	43	14.1	305
Arcadia Elementary School	40	13.7	292
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	24	10	240
Vanlue Elementary School	0	0	21
Findlay Digital Academy	0	0	135
Glenwood Middle School	0	0	535
Donnell Middle School	0	0	515
Findlay High School	0	0	1,620
Trojan Academy Blended	0	0	62
Trojan Academy Online	0	0	24
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	0	0	354
Wilson Vance Elementary School	0	0	402
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	0	0	345
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	95
Arcadia High School	0	0	154
Arlington Local High School	0	0	231
Cory-Rawson High School	0	0	237
Liberty-Benton High School	0	0	442
Liberty-Benton Middle School	0	0	422
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	285
Van Buren High School	0	0	315
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	234
Vanlue High School	0	0	77
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	232
Riverdale High School	0	0	279
Riverdale Middle School	0	0	224