Tri County News

There were 573 first grade students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Greenville Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 162 students.

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

Statewide, Darke County ranked 43rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,630 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 43rd 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
Greenville Elementary School	162	19.4	836
Versailles Elementary School	93	19.6	475
Arcanum Elementary School	89	20.5	435
Ansonia Elementary School	63	12.9	489
Tri-Village Elementary School	50	12.4	402
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	44	14	314
Bradford Elementary School	38	14.6	261
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	34	12.1	281
Tri-Village High School	0	0	317
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	792
Greenville Middle School	0	0	674
Bradford High School	0	0	231
Versailles High School	0	0	396
Versailles Middle School	0	0	373
Ansonia High School	0	0	206
Ansonia Middle School	0	0	98
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	0	232
Arcanum High School	0	0	291
Butler Middle School	0	0	307
Franklin Monroe High School	0	0	212