Lima Reporter

There were 538 third grade students enrolled in Auglaize 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.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 163 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	163	19.6	832
St. Marys West Intermediate School	127	30.4	418
Minster Elementary School	64	13.2	486
Cridersville Elementary School	61	17.2	355
New Bremen Elementary School	60	13.7	439
New Knoxville Elementary School	34	11.3	301
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	29	11.9	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 Memorial High School	0	0	582
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	435
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	74
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	446