Findlay Times

There were 793 sixth grade students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glenwood Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 186 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glenwood Middle School	186	33.5	556
Donnell Middle School	178	34	523
Liberty-Benton Middle School	115	26.5	434
Van Buren Middle School	74	30.6	242
Riverdale Middle School	74	34.6	214
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	44	18.8	234
Arcadia Elementary School	42	13.7	307
Arlington Local Elementary School	40	11.6	346
McComb Local Elementary School	40	12.8	312
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 High School	0	0	275
Vanlue High School	0	0	61
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	0	0	607
Arcadia High School	0	0	184
Arcadia Middle School	0	0	74
Findlay High School	0	0	1,698
Findlay Digital Academy	0	0	166
Van Buren High School	0	0	282
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
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	0	0	333
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	0	0	355
Wilson Vance Elementary School	0	0	393