NW Ohio Times

There were 177 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Bryan Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 81 students.

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

Statewide, Williams County ranked 65th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,048 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 65th 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bryan Elementary School	81	9.2	882
Stryker Elementary School	50	20.7	242
Edon Elementary School	34	10.9	312
Montpelier Elementary School	12	2.6	455
Bryan Middle School/High School	0	0	918
Montpelier High School	0	0	315
Edgerton Elementary School	0	0	252
Edgerton High School	0	0	263
Edon High School	0	0	222
Hilltop High School	0	0	200
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	292
North Central Junior/High School	0	0	242
North Central Elementary School	0	0	290
Stryker High School	0	0	151