Lima Reporter

There were 4,189 students enrolled in Van Wert County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 52% of the county's student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Van Wert County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5%, 1.7% multiracial students and 0.4% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Van Wert Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Van Wert County's 12 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 717 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Van Wert Elementary School	651	717	10.1
Van Wert High School	558	550	-1.4
Lincolnview Elementary School	415	418	0.7
Van Wert Middle School	400	373	-6.8
Van Wert Early Childhood Center	405	367	-9.4
Lincolnview Junior-Senior High School	375	360	-4
Crestview Elementary School	329	330	0.3
Jefferson Middle School	244	243	-0.4
Crestview High School	227	242	6.6
Jefferson High School	242	230	-5
Crestview Middle School	209	196	-6.2
Crestview Early Childhood Center	164	163	-0.6