Tri County News

In the 2023-24 school year, 50% of students enrolled in Shelby County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 7,108 students in the halls of Shelby County schools, comprised of 3,555 male students (50%) and 3,553 female pupils (50%).

During the previous school year, Shelby County’s student body consisted of 50.6% male and 49.4% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Anna Elementary School	49.2%	50.8%	516
Anna High School	47.6%	52.4%	296
Anna Middle School	52.1%	47.9%	257
Botkins Elementary School	47.4%	52.6%	327
Botkins High School	48.2%	51.8%	278
Emerson Primary School	48.7%	51.3%	335
Fairlawn Elementary School	46.8%	53.2%	269
Fairlawn High School	45.9%	54.1%	242
Fort Loramie Elementary School	54.8%	45.2%	389
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	40.9%	59.1%	264
Hardin Houston Elementary School	51.1%	48.9%	397
Houston High School	45.1%	54.9%	284
Jacket Virtual Academy	47.7%	52.3%	44
Jackson Center Elementary School	52.4%	47.6%	328
Jackson Center High School	48.9%	51.1%	176
Longfellow Primary School	47%	53%	334
Northwood Intermediate School	47.4%	52.6%	443
Russia Elementary School	54.1%	45.9%	231
Russia High School	43.9%	56.1%	173
Sidney High School	56%	44%	725
Sidney Middle School	54%	46%	800