Lima Reporter

There were 971 students enrolled in Fort Recovery Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 96.3% of the Fort Recovery Local Schools total enrollment.

Fort Recovery Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Mercer County and has a main office in Fort Recovery.

Among the three schools in Fort Recovery Local Schools, Fort Recovery Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 510 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
Fort Recovery Middle School	204	187	-8.3%
Fort Recovery High School	273	275	0.7%
Fort Recovery Elementary School	513	510	-0.6%