Tri County News

There were 157 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Darke County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 52.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ansonia Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 109 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ansonia Elementary School	109	22.3	489
Franklin Monroe Elementary School	30	10.7	281
Bradford Elementary School	18	6.9	261
Tri-Village Elementary School	0	0	402
Tri-Village High School	0	0	317
Mississinawa Valley Junior-Senior High School	0	0	232
Mississinawa Valley Elementary School	0	0	314
Franklin Monroe High School	0	0	212
Butler Middle School	0	0	307
Arcanum High School	0	0	291
Arcanum Elementary School	0	0	435
Ansonia Middle School	0	0	98
Ansonia High School	0	0	206
Versailles Middle School	0	0	373
Versailles High School	0	0	396
Versailles Elementary School	0	0	475
Bradford High School	0	0	231
Greenville Middle School	0	0	674
Greenville Senior High School	0	0	792
Greenville Elementary School	0	0	836