Lima Reporter

There were 560 eighth grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 205 students.

Within Auglaize County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Auglaize County ranked 45th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,322 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 45th the year before.

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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Junior High School	205	100	205
St. Marys Middle School	152	34.9	435
Minster Junior-Senior High School	69	18.5	372
New Bremen High School	62	16.8	369
New Knoxville Elementary School	39	13	301
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	33	14.4	229
Minster Elementary School	0	0	486
New Bremen Elementary School	0	0	439
Wapakoneta Elementary School	0	0	832
Cridersville Elementary School	0	0	355
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	446
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	74
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	582
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	781
New Knoxville High School	0	0	85
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	0	0	244
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	418
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	640