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There were 1,074 kindergarten students in Allen County schools in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 1,074 kindergarten students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Elmwood Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 171 students.

Within Allen County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Allen County ranked 27th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,705 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 27th the year before.

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.

Allen County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

Kindergarten Enrollment in Allen County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Elmwood Elementary School17132.8521
Elida Elementary School16916.61,018
Bath Elementary School11214.2790
Bluffton Elementary School9116.9538
Allen East Elementary School8017.5457
Spencerville Elementary School7822.6345
Heritage Elementary School7016.7420
Franklin Elementary School6920.4338
Perry Elementary School5313.2401
Independence Elementary School4817282
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8389.3410
Freedom Elementary School3113.3233
Heir Force Community School2611.1235
Unity Elementary School2513193
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8137.1182
Lima North Middle School00304
Lima Senior High School00967
Lima West Middle School00359
Bluffton High School00321
Bluffton Middle School00283
Allen East High School00267
Allen East Middle School00327
Bath High School00423
Bath Middle School00407
Elida Middle School00530
Elida High School00537
Perry High School00265
Shawnee Middle School00732
Shawnee High School00628
Maplewood Elementary School00343
Spencerville High School00267
Spencerville Middle School00304
West Central Learning Academy II0047

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