Findlay Times

There were 831 second grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Whittier Primary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 139 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Whittier Primary School	139	36.9	377
Northview Primary School	121	31.6	383
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	118	19.4	607
Jefferson Primary School	115	32.2	357
Van Buren Elementary School	84	17.1	491
Riverdale Elementary School	80	36.9	217
Arlington Local Elementary School	60	17.3	346
McComb Local Elementary School	44	14.1	312
Arcadia Elementary School	41	13.4	307
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	29	12.4	234
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
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	74
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	0	0	333
Wilson Vance Elementary School	0	0	393
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	0	0	355
Findlay High School	0	0	1,698
Donnell Middle School	0	0	523
Glenwood Middle School	0	0	556
Findlay Digital Academy	0	0	166
Vanlue Elementary School	0	0	37