Lima Reporter

There were 853 white students enrolled in Spencerville Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, an increase from the 848 white students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Spencerville Local Schools welcomed 919 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 92.8% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Spencerville Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Allen County and has its main office in Spencerville.

Among the three schools in Spencerville Local Schools, Spencerville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 326 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2022-23	919	853	92.8%
2021-22	902	848	94%