NW Ohio Times

There were 522 first grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wauseon Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 126 students.

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

Statewide, Fulton County ranked 48th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,039 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 49th 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
Wauseon Primary School	126	30.1	419
Archbold Elementary School	95	22.2	427
Evergreen Elementary School	84	14.3	589
Swanton Elementary School	84	18.5	454
Delta Elementary School	63	16.5	382
Pettisville Elementary School	41	16	257
Fayette Elementary School	29	12.8	227
Wauseon Middle School	0	0	389
Wauseon Elementary School	0	0	384
Wauseon High School	0	0	532
Archbold High School	0	0	333
Archbold Middle School	0	0	359
Evergreen High School	0	0	311
Evergreen Middle School	0	0	247
Fayette Junior-Senior High School	0	0	134
Swanton High School	0	0	293
Pettisville High School	0	0	219
Swanton Middle School	0	0	361
Pike-Delta-York High School	0	0	353
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	0	0	366