2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 179 pre-kindergarten students welcomed in Champaign County schools

There were 179 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Champaign County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Graham Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 95 students.

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

Statewide, Champaign County ranked 56th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,954 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 57th 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.