Lima Reporter

There were 157 Hispanic students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 19.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Auglaize County welcomed 7,322 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Auglaize County, Wapakoneta Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 36 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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	4.3	832
St. Marys Memorial High School	3.6	586
St. Marys East Primary School	4.7	446
St. Marys West Intermediate School	4.1	418
Wapakoneta High School	1.6	792
New Bremen Elementary School	3	439
New Knoxville Elementary School	4.3	301
St. Marys Middle School	2.8	435
Wapakoneta Middle School	1.7	643
Minster Elementary School	0	486
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	378
New Bremen High School	0	370
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	0	244
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	228
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	205
New Knoxville High School	0	85
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	80
Cridersville Elementary School	0	354