Tri County News

There were 584 first grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Longfellow Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 117 students.

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

Statewide, Shelby County ranked 47th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,111 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 47th 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
Longfellow Primary School	117	35	334
Emerson Primary School	109	32.7	333
Anna Elementary School	88	17.1	516
Fort Loramie Elementary School	63	16.2	388
Hardin Houston Elementary School	55	13.9	397
Botkins Elementary School	45	13.8	326
Fairlawn Elementary School	41	15.2	269
Jackson Center Elementary School	37	11.2	329
Russia Elementary School	29	12.6	231
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33
Russia High School	0	0	173
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444
Sidney High School	0	0	724
Sidney Middle School	0	0	800
Jackson Center High School	0	0	175
Anna High School	0	0	295
Anna Middle School	0	0	258
Houston High School	0	0	284
Botkins High School	0	0	278
Fairlawn High School	0	0	242
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	0	264