Tri County News

There were 403 kindergarten students enrolled in Preble County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hollingsworth East Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 139 students.

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

Statewide, Preble County ranked 63rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,389 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 63rd 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hollingsworth East Elementary School	139	32.9	422
Preble Shawnee Elementary School	86	16.9	508
National Trail Elementary School	65	18	362
Twin Valley South Elementary School	60	13.3	451
Tri-County North Elementary School	53	17.2	309
William Bruce Elementary School	0	0	434
Eaton Middle School	0	0	427
Eaton High School	0	0	497
National Trail Middle School	0	0	278
National Trail High School	0	0	225
Preble Shawnee Middle School	0	0	418
Preble Shawnee High School High School	0	0	357
Twin Valley South Middle School	0	0	105
Twin Valley South High School	0	0	185
Tri-County North High School	0	0	182
Tri-County North Middle School	0	0	218