Toledo Reporter

There were 1,040 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Lucas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Maplewood Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 124 students.

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

Statewide, Lucas County ranked fifth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 69,955 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked fourth 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
Maplewood Elementary School	124	22.3	556
Robinson Elementary School	110	27.3	403
Dorr Street Elementary School	59	14.4	410
Whiteford Elementary School	59	13.4	441
Crissey Elementary School	53	15.3	347
Holloway Elementary School	51	14.3	356
McTigue Elementary School	47	8.6	548
Ottawa River Elementary School	39	11	353
Oakdale Elementary School	34	8.4	403
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	32	8.3	387
Beverly Elementary School	32	5.6	570
Leverette Elementary School	29	6.5	444
Glenwood Elementary School	29	10	291
Garfield Elementary School	29	7.4	393
East Broadway Elementary School	29	7.3	397
Riverside Elementary School	28	8.2	343
Spring Elementary School	27	11.8	229
Rosa Parks Elementary School	25	9.7	259
Birmingham Elementary School	25	7.7	326
Edgewater Elementary School	25	20.7	121
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	17	8.3	206
Escuela SMART Academy	17	6	282
Old Orchard Elementary School	17	4.2	402
Keyser Elementary School	16	5.3	302
Raymer Elementary School	15	4	377
Navarre Elementary School	15	3.9	389
Marshall STEMM Academy	15	3.9	385
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	14	9.5	147
Sherman Elementary School	14	4.8	289
Harvard Elementary School	14	5.2	269
Reynolds Elementary School	0	0	334
Pickett Elementary School	0	0	256
McKinley STEMM Academy	0	0	290
Westfield/Robinson Achievement	0	0	23
Longfellow Elementary School	0	0	526
Rogers High School	0	0	680
Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy	0	0	140
Larchmont Elementary School	0	0	376
Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	0	0	181
Skyway Career Prep High School	0	0	333
Ohio Virtual Academy	0	0	4,147
Autism Model School	0	0	28
Toledo School for the Arts	0	0	736
Whitmer High School	0	0	2,194
Wernert Elementary School	0	0	664
Washington Junior High School	0	0	517
Shoreland Elementary School	0	0	620
Greenwood Elementary School	0	0	529
Monac Elementary School	0	0	460
Meadowvale Elementary School	0	0	504
McGregor Elementary School	0	0	377
Jefferson Junior High School	0	0	505
Hiawatha Elementary School	0	0	339
Springfield Middle School	0	0	752
Springfield High School	0	0	821
Holland Elementary School	0	0	475
Ottawa Hills High School	0	0	480
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	0	0	550
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	0	0	643
Whitehouse Primary School	0	0	482
Waterville Primary School	0	0	457
Monclova Elementary School	0	0	450
Fallen Timbers Middle School	0	0	679
Anthony Wayne High School	0	0	1,174
Toledo Technology Academy High School	0	0	297
Old West End Academy Elementary School	0	0	256
Woodward High School	0	0	560
Whittier Elementary School	0	0	501
Walbridge Elementary School	0	0	282
Waite High School	0	0	885
Start High School	0	0	1,073
Wayne Trail Elementary School	0	0	338
Maumee High School	0	0	578
Gateway Middle School	0	0	502
Fort Miami Elementary School	0	0	334
Fairfield Elementary School	0	0	330
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	0	0	324
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	0	0	251
Ohio Digital Learning School	0	0	933
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	0	0	381
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	0	0	563
Discovery Academy	0	0	324
Hope Learning Academy of Toledo	0	0	10
Rise & Shine Academy	0	0	93
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	0	0	115
SunBridge Schools	0	0	253
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	0	0	64
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	0	0	284
Madison Avenue School of Arts	0	0	395
Eagle Learning Center	0	0	53
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	0	0	236
Bennett Venture Academy	0	0	583
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	0	0	335
Maritime Academy of Toledo the	0	0	225
Winterfield Venture Academy	0	0	424
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	0	0	516
Summit Academy - Toledo	0	0	39
Wildwood Environmental Academy	0	0	303
Glass City Academy	0	0	361
Jones Leadership Academy	0	0	189
Hawkins Elementary School	0	0	319
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	0	0	338
Elmhurst Elementary School	0	0	369
Toledo Early College High School	0	0	324
DeVeaux Elementary School	0	0	456
Jesup W. Scott High School	0	0	721
Byrnedale Elementary School	0	0	331
Chase STEM Academy	0	0	274
Burroughs Elementary School	0	0	319
Bowsher High School	0	0	776
Arlington Elementary School	0	0	310
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	0	0	623
Sylvania Southview High School	0	0	1,142
Sylvania McCord Junior High School	0	0	577
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	0	0	541
Stranahan Elementary School	0	0	522
Sylvania Northview High School	0	0	1,311
Highland Elementary School	0	0	612
Sylvan Elementary School	0	0	415
Hill View Elementary School	0	0	363
Central Trail Elementary School	0	0	694
Starr Elementary School	0	0	463
Jerusalem Elementary School	0	0	439
Eisenhower Intermediate School	0	0	454
Fassett Junior High School	0	0	494
Coy Elementary School	0	0	335
Clay High School	0	0	1,097