Lima Reporter

In the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of students enrolled in Mercer County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 7,568 students in the halls of Mercer County schools, comprised of 3,912 male students (51.7%) and 3,656 female pupils (48.3%).

During the previous school year, Mercer County’s student body consisted of 51.5% male and 48.5% female.

Across the state, 51.2% of students were male and 48.8% were female.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Celina Elementary School	49.1%	50.9%	350
Celina High School	52.3%	47.7%	763
Celina Intermediate Elementary School	48.1%	51.9%	339
Celina Middle School	55%	45%	411
Celina Primary School	48.9%	51.1%	526
Coldwater Elementary School	52.3%	47.7%	610
Coldwater High School	52.9%	47.1%	346
Coldwater Middle School	56.7%	43.3%	388
Fort Recovery Elementary School	52.2%	47.8%	510
Fort Recovery High School	48.7%	51.3%	275
Fort Recovery Middle School	46%	54%	187
Marion Local Elementary School	48.9%	51.1%	661
Marion Local High School	54.1%	45.9%	246
Parkway Elementary School	52.6%	47.4%	399
Parkway High School	52%	48%	277
Parkway Middle School	51.4%	48.6%	292
St. Henry Elementary School	54.4%	45.6%	443
St. Henry High School	47.8%	52.2%	272
St. Henry Middle School	57.1%	42.9%	273