Tri County News

There were 577 kindergarten students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Emerson Primary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 111 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Emerson Primary School	111	33.3	333
Longfellow Primary School	106	31.7	334
Anna Elementary School	90	17.4	516
Hardin Houston Elementary School	61	15.4	397
Fort Loramie Elementary School	57	14.7	388
Botkins Elementary School	43	13.2	326
Fairlawn Elementary School	39	14.5	269
Russia Elementary School	39	16.9	231
Jackson Center Elementary School	31	9.4	329
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	0	264
Fairlawn High School	0	0	242
Botkins High School	0	0	278
Houston High School	0	0	284
Anna Middle School	0	0	258
Anna High School	0	0	295
Jackson Center High School	0	0	175
Sidney Middle School	0	0	800
Sidney High School	0	0	724
Northwood Intermediate School	0	0	444
Russia High School	0	0	173
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33