Tri County News

There were 569 sixth grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sidney Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 205 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sidney Middle School	205	25.6	800
Anna Middle School	92	35.7	258
Hardin Houston Elementary School	62	15.6	397
Fairlawn High School	50	20.7	242
Fort Loramie Elementary School	47	12.1	388
Botkins Elementary School	44	13.5	326
Jackson Center Elementary School	38	11.6	329
Russia Elementary School	31	13.4	231
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	0	264
Botkins High School	0	0	278
Houston High School	0	0	284
Anna High School	0	0	295
Jackson Center High School	0	0	175
Sidney High School	0	0	724
Russia High School	0	0	173
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33
Fairlawn Elementary School	0	0	269
Anna Elementary School	0	0	516