Findlay Times

There were 829 first grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Jefferson Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 130 students.

Within Hancock County schools, the highest student count was found in 11th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Hancock County ranked 34th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,958 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jefferson Primary School	130	36.4	357
Whittier Primary School	123	32.6	377
Northview Primary School	121	31.6	383
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	119	19.6	607
Van Buren Elementary School	78	15.9	491
Riverdale Elementary School	66	30.4	217
McComb Local Elementary School	57	18.3	312
Arcadia Elementary School	50	16.3	307
Arlington Local Elementary School	47	13.6	346
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	25	10.7	234
Vanlue Elementary School	13	35.1	37
Findlay Digital Academy	0	0	166
Glenwood Middle School	0	0	556
Donnell Middle School	0	0	523
Findlay High School	0	0	1,698
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	0	0	355
Wilson Vance Elementary School	0	0	393
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	0	0	333
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	74
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
Arlington Local High School	0	0	239
Cory-Rawson High School	0	0	244
Liberty-Benton High School	0	0	456
Riverdale Middle School	0	0	214
Riverdale High School	0	0	275
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	224
Vanlue High School	0	0	61
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	242
Van Buren High School	0	0	282
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	270
Liberty-Benton Middle School	0	0	434