Lima Reporter

There were 563 first grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 153 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	153	18.4	832
St. Marys East Primary School	137	30.7	446
Minster Elementary School	74	15.2	486
Cridersville Elementary School	63	17.7	355
New Bremen Elementary School	58	13.2	439
New Knoxville Elementary School	42	14	301
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	36	14.8	244
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	0	229
New Knoxville High School	0	0	85
New Bremen High School	0	0	369
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	0	372
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	781
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	205
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	640
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	418
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	582
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	435
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	74