Lima Reporter

Van Wert Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Van Wert County schools, welcoming 651 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.8% of them were boys, and 47.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 85.3% of Van Wert Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 12 schools in Van Wert County, Van Wert High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 558 students, while Lincolnview Elementary School welcomed 415 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Van Wert Elementary School is part of Van Wert City, which generally encompasses schools within Van Wert County, with its main office in Van Wert.

In the previous school year, Van Wert Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Van Wert County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Van Wert Elementary School	Van Wert	651
Van Wert High School	Van Wert	558
Lincolnview Elementary School	Van Wert	415
Van Wert Early Childhood Center	Van Wert	405
Van Wert Middle School	Van Wert	400
Lincolnview Junior-Senior High School	Van Wert	375
Crestview Elementary School	Convoy	329
Jefferson Middle School	Delphos	244
Jefferson High School	Delphos	242
Crestview High School	Convoy	227
Crestview Middle School	Convoy	209
Crestview Early Childhood Center	Convoy	164