Lima Reporter

There were 216 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 103 students.

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

Statewide, Auglaize County ranked 45th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,445 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 46th 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.

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	103	11.8	873
Cridersville Elementary School	60	15.6	385
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	53	21.6	245
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	69
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	428
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	448
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	588
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	430
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	670
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	237
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	800
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	0	373
Minster Elementary School	0	0	459
New Bremen Elementary School	0	0	428
New Bremen High School	0	0	368
New Knoxville Elementary School	0	0	295
New Knoxville High School	0	0	87
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	0	231