Lima Reporter

There were 495 12th 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 High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 167 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta High School	167	20.9	800
St. Marys Memorial High School	159	27	588
New Bremen High School	59	16	368
Minster Junior-Senior High School	52	13.9	373
Auglaize County Educational Academy	21	30.4	69
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	20	8.7	231
New Knoxville High School	17	19.5	87
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	237
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	448
New Knoxville Elementary School	0	0	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