NW Ohio Times

There were 530 first grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wauseon Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 136 students.

Within Fulton County schools, the highest student count was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Fulton County ranked 49th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,095 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 49th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wauseon Primary School	136	32.5	418
Swanton Elementary School	94	21.4	440
Archbold Elementary School	84	19.6	429
Evergreen Elementary School	79	13.7	576
Delta Elementary School	70	17.3	404
Pettisville Elementary School	38	14.1	270
Fayette Elementary School	29	12.9	225
Wauseon Middle School	0	0	411
Wauseon Elementary School	0	0	391
Wauseon High School	0	0	518
Archbold High School	0	0	333
Archbold Middle School	0	0	393
Evergreen High School	0	0	302
Evergreen Middle School	0	0	256
Fayette Junior-Senior High School	0	0	141
Pettisville High School	0	0	223
Pike-Delta-York High School	0	0	365
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	0	0	346
Swanton Middle School	0	0	355
Swanton High School	0	0	297