Lima Reporter

There were 571 first grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

St. Marys East Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 155 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
St. Marys East Primary School	155	36.2	428
Wapakoneta Elementary School	150	17.2	873
Minster Elementary School	69	15	459
Cridersville Elementary School	65	16.9	385
New Bremen Elementary School	65	15.2	428
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	35	14.3	245
New Knoxville Elementary School	32	10.8	295
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	69
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
New Bremen High School	0	0	368
New Knoxville High School	0	0	87
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	0	231