Lima Reporter

There were 581 eighth grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 237 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Junior High School	237	100	237
St. Marys Middle School	157	35	448
New Bremen High School	65	17.7	368
Minster Junior-Senior High School	58	15.5	373
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	44	19	231
New Knoxville Elementary School	20	6.8	295
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	670
New Bremen Elementary School	0	0	428
Minster Elementary School	0	0	459
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	430
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	0	0	245
Wapakoneta Elementary School	0	0	873
Cridersville Elementary School	0	0	385
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	428
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	69
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	588
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	800
New Knoxville High School	0	0	87