NW Ohio Times

There were 194 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.6% more 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 65 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 64th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,001 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	65	7.5	871
Stryker Elementary School	54	22	245
North Central Elementary School	32	10	319
Edon Elementary School	30	10.1	298
Montpelier Elementary School	13	2.8	460
Bryan Middle School/High School	0	0	875
Montpelier High School	0	0	319
Edgerton Elementary School	0	0	244
Edgerton High School	0	0	245
Edon High School	0	0	219
Hilltop High School	0	0	206
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	296
North Central Junior/High School	0	0	238
Stryker High School	0	0	161