Findlay Times

There were 800 fourth grade students enrolled in Hancock 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.

Wilson Vance Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 134 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.

School name	# of 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wilson Vance Elementary School	134	33.3	402
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	126	35.6	354
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	112	19	589
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	110	31.9	345
Van Buren Elementary School	79	16.9	468
Riverdale Elementary School	72	31	232
Arcadia Elementary School	48	16.4	292
Arlington Local Elementary School	43	13	330
McComb Local Elementary School	40	13.1	305
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	36	15	240
Jefferson Primary School	0	0	392
Whittier Primary School	0	0	387
Northview Primary School	0	0	357
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	219
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
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 High School	0	0	279
Riverdale Middle School	0	0	224