There were 1,051 first grade students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Elida Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 164 students.
Within Allen County schools, the highest student count was found in kindergarten, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.
Statewide, Allen County ranked 26th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,500 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 27th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled | % of Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elida Elementary School | 164 | 16.1 | 1,021 |
| Elmwood Elementary School | 163 | 31.5 | 518 |
| Bath Elementary School | 109 | 14.3 | 762 |
| Bluffton Elementary School | 85 | 15.5 | 547 |
| Allen East Elementary School | 81 | 17.2 | 470 |
| Spencerville Elementary School | 81 | 22.3 | 364 |
| Heritage Elementary School | 74 | 17.3 | 428 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 64 | 18.8 | 340 |
| Perry Elementary School | 49 | 12.2 | 402 |
| Independence Elementary School | 48 | 17.1 | 280 |
| Liberty Arts Magnet K-8 | 38 | 10.4 | 364 |
| Freedom Elementary School | 32 | 13.3 | 241 |
| Heir Force Community School | 27 | 12.1 | 223 |
| Unity Elementary School | 23 | 11 | 209 |
| Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8 | 13 | 7.8 | 166 |
| Maplewood Elementary School | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| Shawnee High School | 0 | 0 | 601 |
| Spencerville High School | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| Spencerville Middle School | 0 | 0 | 291 |
| West Central Learning Academy II | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Bath High School | 0 | 0 | 401 |
| Shawnee Middle School | 0 | 0 | 711 |
| Allen East Middle School | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| Allen East High School | 0 | 0 | 246 |
| Bluffton Middle School | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| Bluffton High School | 0 | 0 | 319 |
| Perry High School | 0 | 0 | 267 |
| Lima West Middle School | 0 | 0 | 325 |
| Lima Senior High School | 0 | 0 | 964 |
| Lima North Middle School | 0 | 0 | 329 |
| Elida High School | 0 | 0 | 508 |
| Elida Middle School | 0 | 0 | 468 |
| Bath Middle School | 0 | 0 | 405 |