Lima Reporter

There were 1,419 multiracial students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Allen County welcomed 13,500 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Allen County, Lima Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 191 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lima Senior High School	19.8	964
Elida Elementary School	13.8	1,020
Heritage Elementary School	20.5	429
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	22.8	364
Lima North Middle School	23.7	329
Bath Elementary School	9	764
Perry Elementary School	17.2	401
Lima West Middle School	20.2	326
Freedom Elementary School	26.3	240
Shawnee Middle School	8.3	711
Independence Elementary School	18.2	280
Elida Middle School	10.9	468
Elida High School	9.6	508
Elmwood Elementary School	8.9	519
Perry High School	16.5	267
Shawnee High School	6.6	602
Unity Elementary School	19	210
Heir Force Community School	17.9	223
Maplewood Elementary School	8.6	360
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	17.6	165
Franklin Elementary School	7.1	339
Bluffton Elementary School	3.5	547
Allen East Elementary School	3.2	470
Spencerville Elementary School	3.3	364
Bath Middle School	2.7	405
Bluffton Middle School	3.7	268
Bath High School	0	402
Bath Digital Academy	0	13
Allen East High School	0	247
Spencerville High School	0	295
Spencerville Middle School	0	292
Bluffton High School	0	319
Allen East Middle School	0	335
West Central Learning Academy II	0	54