Lima Reporter

There were 2,085 students enrolled in Elida Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 65.5% of the Elida Local Schools total enrollment.

Elida Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Allen County and has a main office in Elida.

Among the three schools in Elida Local Schools, Elida Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 1018 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
Elida Middle School	538	530	-1.5%
Elida High School	553	536	-3.1%
Elida Elementary School	987	1,018	3.1%