Lima Reporter

There were 164 multiracial students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, multiracial students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Auglaize County, Wapakoneta Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 31 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
Wapakoneta Elementary School	3.7	832
Cridersville Elementary School	7.9	354
St. Marys Memorial High School	3.6	586
Wapakoneta High School	2.3	792
Wapakoneta Middle School	2.8	643
St. Marys Middle School	3.9	435
St. Marys East Primary School	3.8	446
St. Marys West Intermediate School	3.3	418
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	80
New Knoxville High School	0	85
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	205
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	228
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	0	244
New Knoxville Elementary School	0	301
New Bremen High School	0	370
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	378
New Bremen Elementary School	0	439
Minster Elementary School	0	486