Tri County News

There were 7,111 students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 50% of the county's student body, while the other 50% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 87.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Shelby County schools, followed by multiracial students with 6.4%, 2% Hispanic students, 1.7% Black, Non-Hispanic students and 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Sidney Middle School had the highest enrollment among Shelby County's 21 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 800 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Sidney Middle School	814	800	-1.7
Sidney High School	745	725	-2.7
Anna Elementary School	521	516	-1
Northwood Intermediate School	427	444	4
Hardin Houston Elementary School	395	397	0.5
Fort Loramie Elementary School	406	389	-4.2
Longfellow Primary School	334	334	0
Emerson Primary School	333	334	0.3
Jackson Center Elementary School	323	329	1.9
Botkins Elementary School	340	327	-3.8
Anna High School	304	296	-2.6
Houston High School	306	284	-7.2
Botkins High School	275	279	1.5
Fairlawn Elementary School	285	269	-5.6
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	265	264	-0.4
Anna Middle School	260	258	-0.8
Fairlawn High School	251	242	-3.6
Russia Elementary School	222	231	4.1
Jackson Center High School	174	176	1.1
Russia High School	179	173	-3.4
Jacket Virtual Academy	46	44	-4.3