Lima Reporter

There were 540 third grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 150 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	150	17.2	873
St. Marys West Intermediate School	147	34.2	430
Minster Elementary School	72	15.7	459
Cridersville Elementary School	58	15.1	385
New Bremen Elementary School	58	13.6	428
New Knoxville Elementary School	29	9.8	295
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	26	10.6	245
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	428
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	69
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	448
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	588
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