NW Ohio Times

There were 205 ninth grade students enrolled in Paulding County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17% less 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 85 students.

Within Paulding County schools, the highest student count was found in kindergarten, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Paulding County ranked 82nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 2,855 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 83rd 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	85	25.3	336
Antwerp Local High School	61	34.9	175
Wayne Trace High School	59	15.3	386
Paulding Middle School	0	0	265
Antwerp Local Middle School	0	0	131
Payne Elementary School	0	0	255
Grover Hill Elementary School	0	0	214
Oakwood Elementary School	0	0	300
Paulding Elementary School	0	0	436
Antwerp Local Elementary School	0	0	354