Lima Reporter

There were 600 kindergarten students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 161 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Elementary School	161	19.4	832
St. Marys East Primary School	158	35.4	446
Minster Elementary School	81	16.7	486
New Bremen Elementary School	74	16.9	439
Cridersville Elementary School	58	16.3	355
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	35	14.3	244
New Knoxville Elementary School	33	11	301
Auglaize County Educational Academy	0	0	74
St. Marys Middle School	0	0	435
St. Marys Memorial High School	0	0	582
St. Marys West Intermediate School	0	0	418
Wapakoneta Middle School	0	0	640
Wapakoneta Junior High School	0	0	205
Wapakoneta High School	0	0	781
Minster Junior-Senior High School	0	0	372
New Bremen High School	0	0	369
New Knoxville High School	0	0	85
Waynesfield-Goshen Local High School	0	0	229