Lima Reporter

There were 529 fifth grade students enrolled in Auglaize County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wapakoneta Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 190 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wapakoneta Middle School	190	29.7	640
St. Marys West Intermediate School	146	34.9	418
Minster Elementary School	65	13.4	486
New Bremen Elementary School	65	14.8	439
New Knoxville Elementary School	32	10.6	301
Waynesfield-Goshen Local Elementary School	31	12.7	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
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
Cridersville Elementary School	0	0	355
Wapakoneta Elementary School	0	0	832