Lima Reporter

There were 4,219 students enrolled in Van Wert County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county's student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90% of the student body, the largest percentage in Van Wert County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5%, 2% multiracial students and 0.4% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Van Wert Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Van Wert County's 12 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 651 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Van Wert Elementary School	644	651	1.1
Van Wert High School	524	558	6.5
Lincolnview Elementary School	408	415	1.7
Van Wert Early Childhood Center	374	405	8.3
Van Wert Middle School	452	400	-11.5
Lincolnview Junior-Senior High School	394	375	-4.8
Crestview Elementary School	316	329	4.1
Jefferson Middle School	234	244	4.3
Jefferson High School	259	242	-6.6
Crestview High School	225	227	0.9
Crestview Middle School	205	209	2
Crestview Early Childhood Center	169	164	-3