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Female students represented largest slice of Paulding County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

In the 2023-24 school year, 50.2% of students enrolled in Paulding County schools were female, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 2,855 students in the halls of Paulding County schools, comprised of 1,433 female students (50.2%) and 1,422 male pupils (49.8%).

During the previous school year, Paulding County’s student body consisted of 50.1% female and 49.9% male.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Enrollment in Paulding County by Gender Over 5 Years

2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-202401000200014951495148214821419141914461446144114411426142614371437144514451422142214331433MaleFemale

Enrollment by Gender in Paulding County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School name% Male% FemaleTotal Students Enrolled
Antwerp Local Elementary School49%51%353
Antwerp Local High School51.7%48.3%174
Antwerp Local Middle School54.5%45.5%132
Grover Hill Elementary School44.2%55.8%215
Oakwood Elementary School58.3%41.7%300
Paulding Elementary School48.7%51.3%437
Paulding High School49.9%50.1%337
Paulding Middle School48.3%51.7%265
Payne Elementary School48.2%51.8%255
Wayne Trace High School47.8%52.2%387

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