Lima Reporter

In the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% of students enrolled in Mercer County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 7,585 students in the halls of Mercer County schools, comprised of 3,933 male students (51.9%) and 3,652 female pupils (48.1%).

During the previous school year, Mercer County’s student body consisted of 51.7% male and 48.3% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Celina Elementary School	50%	50%	348
Celina High School	52.7%	47.3%	735
Celina Intermediate Elementary School	50.7%	49.3%	343
Celina Middle School	50.5%	49.5%	370
Celina Primary School	48.6%	51.4%	531
Coldwater Elementary School	52.2%	47.8%	634
Coldwater High School	52.3%	47.7%	333
Coldwater Middle School	57.4%	42.6%	425
Fort Recovery Elementary School	51.6%	48.4%	512
Fort Recovery High School	48%	52%	273
Fort Recovery Middle School	50.3%	49.7%	187
Marion Local Elementary School	50.1%	49.9%	674
Marion Local High School	51.9%	48.1%	237
Parkway Elementary School	53.7%	46.3%	404
Parkway High School	51.1%	48.9%	272
Parkway Middle School	52.9%	47.1%	293
St. Henry Elementary School	52.8%	47.2%	470
St. Henry High School	48.6%	51.4%	257
St. Henry Middle School	59.2%	40.8%	287