Tri County News

There were 559 fifth grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sidney Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 207 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sidney Middle School	207	25.9	800
Anna Elementary School	89	17.2	516
Fort Loramie Elementary School	58	14.9	388
Hardin Houston Elementary School	47	11.8	397
Botkins Elementary School	46	14.1	326
Fairlawn Elementary School	42	15.6	269
Jackson Center Elementary School	41	12.5	329
Russia Elementary School	29	12.6	231
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33
Russia High School	0	0	173
Sidney High School	0	0	724
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
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444