Lima Reporter

There were 534 fourth grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School and St. Marys West Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 144 students each.

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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	144	16.5	873
St. Marys West Intermediate School	144	33.5	430
New Bremen Elementary School	63	14.7	428
Minster Elementary School	61	13.3	459
Cridersville Elementary School	57	14.8	385
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	33	13.5	245
New Knoxville Elementary School	32	10.8	295
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