Lima Reporter

There were 459 12th grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 156 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta High School	156	20	781
St. Marys Memorial High School	125	21.5	582
Minster Junior-Senior High School	64	17.2	372
New Bremen High School	56	15.2	369
Auglaize County Educational Academy	21	28.4	74
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	20	8.7	229
New Knoxville High School	17	20	85
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	640
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	418
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	0	0	244
St. Marys East Primary School	0	0	446
Cridersville Elementary School	0	0	355
Wapakoneta Elementary School	0	0	832
New Bremen Elementary School	0	0	439
Minster Elementary School	0	0	486
New Knoxville Elementary School	0	0	301
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	435
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	205