Findlay Times

There were 809 eighth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Donnell Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 183 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Donnell Middle School	183	35	523
Glenwood Middle School	180	32.4	556
Liberty-Benton Middle School	100	23	434
Riverdale Middle School	89	41.6	214
Van Buren Middle School	85	35.1	242
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	50	18.5	270
Cory-Rawson High School	45	18.4	244
Arlington Local High School	40	16.7	239
Arcadia Middle School	37	50	74
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	0	0	607
Riverdale High School	0	0	275
Liberty-Benton High School	0	0	456
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	217
Jefferson Primary School	0	0	357
Northview Primary School	0	0	383
McComb Local Elementary School	0	0	312
Arlington Local Elementary School	0	0	346
Arcadia Elementary School	0	0	307
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	0	0	234
Wilson Vance Elementary School	0	0	393
Findlay High School	0	0	1,698
Findlay Digital Academy	0	0	166
Van Buren High School	0	0	282
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	0	0	355
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	0	0	333
Whittier Primary School	0	0	377
Vanlue Elementary School	0	0	37
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	224
Van Buren Elementary School	0	0	491
Vanlue High School	0	0	61