There were 1,051 first grade students in Allen County schools in 2023-24 school year

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By Findlay Times

Apr 23, 2025

There were 1,051 first grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Elida Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 164 students.

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

Statewide, Allen County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,500 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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

First Grade Enrollment in Allen County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School name	# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Elida Elementary School	164	16.1	1,021
Elmwood Elementary School	163	31.5	518
Bath Elementary School	109	14.3	762
Bluffton Elementary School	85	15.5	547
Allen East Elementary School	81	17.2	470
Spencerville Elementary School	81	22.3	364
Heritage Elementary School	74	17.3	428
Franklin Elementary School	64	18.8	340
Perry Elementary School	49	12.2	402
Independence Elementary School	48	17.1	280
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	38	10.4	364
Freedom Elementary School	32	13.3	241
Heir Force Community School	27	12.1	223
Unity Elementary School	23	11	209
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	13	7.8	166
Maplewood Elementary School	0	0	361
Shawnee High School	0	0	601
Spencerville High School	0	0	296
Spencerville Middle School	0	0	291
West Central Learning Academy II	0	0	38
Bath High School	0	0	401
Shawnee Middle School	0	0	711
Allen East Middle School	0	0	335
Allen East High School	0	0	246
Bluffton Middle School	0	0	268
Bluffton High School	0	0	319
Perry High School	0	0	267
Lima West Middle School	0	0	325
Lima Senior High School	0	0	964
Lima North Middle School	0	0	329
Elida High School	0	0	508
Elida Middle School	0	0	468
Bath Middle School	0	0	405