Tri County News

There were 533 seventh grade students enrolled in Shelby 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.

Sidney Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 196 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sidney Middle School	196	24.5	800
Anna Middle School	74	28.7	258
Botkins High School	58	20.9	278
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	53	20.1	264
Houston High School	47	16.5	284
Fairlawn High School	42	17.4	242
Jackson Center High School	37	21.1	175
Russia High School	26	15	173
Anna Elementary School	0	0	516
Fairlawn Elementary School	0	0	269
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33
Sidney High School	0	0	724
Anna High School	0	0	295
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444
Russia Elementary School	0	0	231
Jackson Center Elementary School	0	0	329
Botkins Elementary School	0	0	326
Fort Loramie Elementary School	0	0	388
Hardin Houston Elementary School	0	0	397