Findlay Times

There were 814 fifth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wilson Vance Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 136 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wilson Vance Elementary School	136	34.6	393
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	124	34.9	355
Liberty-Benton Middle School	116	26.7	434
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	103	30.9	333
Van Buren Elementary School	80	16.3	491
Riverdale Elementary School	74	33	224
Arcadia Elementary School	47	15.3	307
Arlington Local Elementary School	44	12.7	346
McComb Local Elementary School	41	13.1	312
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	38	16.2	234
Vanlue Elementary School	11	29.7	37
Whittier Primary School	0	0	377
Van Buren High School	0	0	282
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
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	74
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	270
Northview Primary School	0	0	383
Jefferson Primary School	0	0	357
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	217
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
Vanlue High School	0	0	61
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	242
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	0	0	607