NW Ohio Times

There were 195 first grade students enrolled in Paulding County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Paulding Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 57 students.

Within Paulding County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Paulding County ranked 83rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 2,885 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 82nd 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
Paulding Elementary School	57	13.3	428
Antwerp Local Elementary School	40	11.4	352
Oakwood Elementary School	35	11.7	299
Payne Elementary School	34	14.5	235
Grover Hill Elementary School	29	12.9	224
Paulding Middle School	0	0	266
Paulding High School	0	0	349
Antwerp Local High School	0	0	167
Antwerp Local Middle School	0	0	152
Wayne Trace High School	0	0	409