NW Ohio Times

There were 247 ninth grade students enrolled in Paulding County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Paulding High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 115 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Paulding High School	115	33	349
Wayne Trace High School	76	18.6	409
Antwerp Local High School	56	33.5	167
Paulding Middle School	0	0	266
Antwerp Local Middle School	0	0	152
Oakwood Elementary School	0	0	299
Grover Hill Elementary School	0	0	224
Payne Elementary School	0	0	235
Paulding Elementary School	0	0	428
Antwerp Local Elementary School	0	0	352