Tri County News

There were 58 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Jackson Center Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 32 students.

Within Shelby County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Shelby County ranked 47th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,205 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jackson Center Elementary School	32	9.9	323
Fairlawn Elementary School	26	9.1	286
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	34
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	427
Sidney High School	0	0	742
Sidney Middle School	0	0	813
Anna Elementary School	0	0	520
Anna High School	0	0	301
Anna Middle School	0	0	260
Botkins Elementary School	0	0	340
Botkins High School	0	0	275
Fairlawn High School	0	0	250
Fort Loramie Elementary School	0	0	405
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	0	264
Hardin Houston Elementary School	0	0	395
Houston High School	0	0	306
Jackson Center High School	0	0	174
Russia Elementary School	0	0	221
Russia High School	0	0	180