Tri County News

There were 583 seventh grade students enrolled in Shelby 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.

Sidney Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 208 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sidney Middle School	208	25.6	813
Anna Middle School	92	35.4	260
Houston High School	75	24.5	306
Botkins High School	55	20	275
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	44	16.7	264
Fairlawn High School	40	16	250
Jackson Center High School	35	20.1	174
Russia High School	34	18.9	180
Fort Loramie Elementary School	0	0	405
Botkins Elementary School	0	0	340
Hardin Houston Elementary School	0	0	395
Jackson Center Elementary School	0	0	323
Russia Elementary School	0	0	221
Anna Elementary School	0	0	520
Fairlawn Elementary School	0	0	286
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	427
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	34
Sidney High School	0	0	742
Anna High School	0	0	301