Tri County News

There were 601 third grade students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Northwood Intermediate School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 225 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Northwood Intermediate School	225	50.7	444
Anna Elementary School	83	16.1	516
Hardin Houston Elementary School	61	15.4	397
Botkins Elementary School	54	16.6	326
Fort Loramie Elementary School	52	13.4	388
Jackson Center Elementary School	50	15.2	329
Fairlawn Elementary School	39	14.5	269
Russia Elementary School	37	16	231
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	0	33
Russia High School	0	0	173
Sidney High School	0	0	724
Sidney Middle School	0	0	800
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