Tri County News

There were 377 11th grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sidney High School welcomed most of the 11th grade students in the county, registering 161 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 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sidney High School	161	22.2	724
Anna High School	63	21.4	295
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	33	12.5	264
Russia High School	32	18.5	173
Botkins High School	24	8.6	278
Houston High School	20	7	284
Jackson Center High School	18	10.3	175
Fairlawn High School	15	6.2	242
Jacket Virtual Academy	11	33.3	33
Sidney Middle School	0	0	800
Anna Middle School	0	0	258
Hardin Houston Elementary School	0	0	397
Fort Loramie Elementary School	0	0	388
Botkins Elementary School	0	0	326
Jackson Center Elementary School	0	0	329
Russia Elementary School	0	0	231
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444
Emerson Primary School	0	0	333
Longfellow Primary School	0	0	334
Anna Elementary School	0	0	516
Fairlawn Elementary School	0	0	269