Lima Reporter

There were 1,636 students enrolled in Bath Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 85.8% of the Bath Local Schools total enrollment.

Bath Local Schools roughly covers four schools within Allen County and has a main office in Lima.

Among the four schools in Bath Local Schools, Bath Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 791 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Bath Middle School	401	407	1.5%
Bath High School	449	422	-6%
Bath Elementary School	824	791	-4%
Bath Digital Academy	29	15	-48.3%