Lima Reporter

There were 477 students enrolled in Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were girls, and 49.1% were boys.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 96.2% of the Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools total enrollment.

Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools roughly covers two schools within Auglaize County and has a main office in Waynesfield.

Among the two schools in Waynesfield-Goshen Local Schools, Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 245 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
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	246	233	-5.3%
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	245	245	0%