Lima Reporter

There were 919 students enrolled in Spencerville Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of them were girls, and 49.7% were boys.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 92.8% of the Spencerville Local Schools total enrollment.

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

Among the three schools in Spencerville Local Schools, Spencerville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 345 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
Spencerville Middle School	306	305	-0.3%
Spencerville High School	263	268	1.9%
Spencerville Elementary School	333	345	3.6%