Tri County News

There were 591 first grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Emerson Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 120 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Emerson Primary School	120	36	333
Longfellow Primary School	112	33.5	334
Anna Elementary School	81	15.6	520
Fort Loramie Elementary School	56	13.8	405
Hardin Houston Elementary School	53	13.4	395
Botkins Elementary School	50	14.7	340
Jackson Center Elementary School	47	14.6	323
Fairlawn Elementary School	39	13.6	286
Russia Elementary School	33	14.9	221
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	34
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	427
Sidney High School	0	0	742
Sidney Middle School	0	0	813
Anna High School	0	0	301
Anna Middle School	0	0	260
Botkins High School	0	0	275
Fairlawn High School	0	0	250
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	0	264
Houston High School	0	0	306
Jackson Center High School	0	0	174
Russia High School	0	0	180