Tri County News

There were 103 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ansonia Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 103 students.

Within Darke County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Darke County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,627 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 43rd 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ansonia Elementary School	103	21.8	473
Greenville Elementary School	0	0	824
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	800
Greenville Middle School	0	0	719
Bradford Elementary School	0	0	239
Bradford High School	0	0	228
Versailles Elementary School	0	0	473
Versailles High School	0	0	390
Versailles Middle School	0	0	377
Ansonia High School	0	0	205
Ansonia Middle School	0	0	121
Arcanum Elementary School	0	0	419
Arcanum High School	0	0	282
Butler Middle School	0	0	311
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	0	0	247
Franklin Monroe High School	0	0	213
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	0	0	317
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	0	235
Tri-Village High School	0	0	345
Tri-Village Elementary School	0	0	409