NW Ohio Times

There were 539 fifth grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wauseon Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 124 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Wauseon Elementary School	124	31.7	391
Archbold Middle School	105	26.7	393
Swanton Middle School	92	25.9	355
Evergreen Elementary School	84	14.6	576
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	77	22.3	346
Pettisville Elementary School	34	12.6	270
Fayette Elementary School	23	10.2	225
Delta Elementary School	0	0	404
Swanton Elementary School	0	0	440
Archbold Elementary School	0	0	429
Wauseon Primary School	0	0	418
Wauseon Middle School	0	0	411
Wauseon High School	0	0	518
Archbold High School	0	0	333
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
Swanton High School	0	0	297