NW Ohio Times

There were 474 kindergarten students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Bryan Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 157 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bryan Elementary School	157	17.8	882
Montpelier Elementary School	71	15.6	455
Hilltop Elementary School	57	19.5	292
Edon Elementary School	55	17.6	312
Edgerton Elementary School	52	20.6	252
North Central Elementary School	48	16.6	290
Stryker Elementary School	34	14	242
Bryan Middle School/High School	0	0	918
Montpelier High School	0	0	315
Edgerton High School	0	0	263
Edon High School	0	0	222
Hilltop High School	0	0	200
North Central Junior/High School	0	0	242
Stryker High School	0	0	151