Findlay Times

There were 829 fourth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wilson Vance Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 143 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wilson Vance Elementary School	143	36.4	393
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	115	18.9	607
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	108	30.4	355
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	103	30.9	333
Van Buren Elementary School	86	17.5	491
Riverdale Elementary School	86	38.4	224
Arlington Local Elementary School	52	15	346
McComb Local Elementary School	49	15.7	312
Arcadia Elementary School	47	15.3	307
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	40	17.1	234
Van Buren Middle School	0	0	242
Vanlue High School	0	0	61
Riverdale High School	0	0	275
Riverdale Middle School	0	0	214
Liberty-Benton High School	0	0	456
Cory-Rawson High School	0	0	244
Arlington Local High School	0	0	239
Riverdale Elementary School	0	0	217
Jefferson Primary School	0	0	357
Northview Primary School	0	0	383
Whittier Primary School	0	0	377
Van Buren High School	0	0	282
Vanlue Elementary School	0	0	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
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	74
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
Liberty-Benton Middle School	0	0	434
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	270