Toledo Reporter

There were 5,060 first grade students enrolled in Lucas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ohio Virtual Academy welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 722 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ohio Virtual Academy	722	17.4	4,147
Waterville Primary School	112	24.5	457
Central Trail Elementary School	110	15.9	694
Highland Elementary School	101	16.5	612
Starr Elementary School	100	21.6	463
Monclova Elementary School	99	22	450
Shoreland Elementary School	97	15.6	620
Whitehouse Primary School	97	20.1	482
Stranahan Elementary School	93	17.8	522
Sylvan Elementary School	92	22.2	415
Fairfield Elementary School	81	24.5	330
Bennett Venture Academy	80	13.7	583
Dorr Street Elementary School	80	19.5	410
Fort Miami Elementary School	79	23.7	334
Crissey Elementary School	77	22.2	347
Holloway Elementary School	77	21.6	356
Greenwood Elementary School	77	14.6	529
Meadowvale Elementary School	76	15.1	504
Jerusalem Elementary School	75	17.1	439
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	73	13.3	550
Wernert Elementary School	73	11	664
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	64	11.4	563
McTigue Elementary School	62	11.3	548
Monac Elementary School	62	13.5	460
Whiteford Elementary School	62	14.1	441
Beverly Elementary School	58	10.2	570
Maplewood Elementary School	57	10.3	556
McGregor Elementary School	56	14.9	377
Coy Elementary School	55	16.4	335
Hill View Elementary School	55	15.2	363
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	54	16	338
Garfield Elementary School	54	13.7	393
Larchmont Elementary School	54	14.4	376
Oakdale Elementary School	51	12.7	403
Longfellow Elementary School	51	9.7	526
Whittier Elementary School	50	10	501
DeVeaux Elementary School	50	11	456
Old Orchard Elementary School	49	12.2	402
Madison Avenue School of Arts	48	12.2	395
Reynolds Elementary School	48	14.4	334
East Broadway Elementary School	46	11.6	397
Winterfield Venture Academy	46	10.8	424
Discovery Academy	46	14.2	324
Hiawatha Elementary School	46	13.6	339
Birmingham Elementary School	44	13.5	326
Raymer Elementary School	43	11.4	377
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	43	15.1	284
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	42	12.5	335
Hawkins Elementary School	42	13.2	319
Elmhurst Elementary School	41	11.1	369
Ottawa River Elementary School	41	11.6	353
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	40	10.3	387
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	40	10.5	381
Byrnedale Elementary School	40	12.1	331
Marshall STEMM Academy	40	10.4	385
Riverside Elementary School	39	11.4	343
Robinson Elementary School	39	9.7	403
Wildwood Environmental Academy	38	12.5	303
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	38	11.7	324
Navarre Elementary School	38	9.8	389
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	37	7.2	516
Leverette Elementary School	37	8.3	444
SunBridge Schools	37	14.6	253
Escuela SMART Academy	37	13.1	282
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	36	15.3	236
McKinley STEMM Academy	35	12.1	290
Keyser Elementary School	35	11.6	302
Chase STEM Academy	34	12.4	274
Arlington Elementary School	34	11	310
Old West End Academy Elementary School	33	12.9	256
Sherman Elementary School	33	11.4	289
Walbridge Elementary School	32	11.3	282
Burroughs Elementary School	32	10	319
Glenwood Elementary School	32	11	291
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	30	14.6	206
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	28	11.2	251
Rosa Parks Elementary School	27	10.4	259
Pickett Elementary School	26	10.2	256
Harvard Elementary School	24	8.9	269
Spring Elementary School	23	10	229
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	18	15.7	115
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	17	11.6	147
Rise & Shine Academy	15	16.1	93
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	14	21.9	64
Edgewater Elementary School	11	9.1	121
Woodward High School	0	0	560
Toledo Technology Academy High School	0	0	297
Anthony Wayne High School	0	0	1,174
Fallen Timbers Middle School	0	0	679
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	0	0	643
Ottawa Hills High School	0	0	480
Holland Elementary School	0	0	475
Springfield High School	0	0	821
Springfield Middle School	0	0	752
Jefferson Junior High School	0	0	505
Washington Junior High School	0	0	517
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
Ohio Digital Learning School	0	0	933
Hope Learning Academy of Toledo	0	0	10
Eagle Learning Center	0	0	53
Maritime Academy of Toledo the	0	0	225
Summit Academy - Toledo	0	0	39
Fassett Junior High School	0	0	494
Eisenhower Intermediate School	0	0	454
Sylvania Northview High School	0	0	1,311
Clay High School	0	0	1,097
Toledo Early College High School	0	0	324
Sylvania Southview High School	0	0	1,142
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	0	0	541
Bowsher High School	0	0	776
Jesup W. Scott High School	0	0	721
Jones Leadership Academy	0	0	189
Sylvania McCord Junior High School	0	0	577
Glass City Academy	0	0	361
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	0	0	623
Westfield/Robinson Achievement	0	0	23
Rogers High School	0	0	680
Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy	0	0	140
Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	0	0	181
Skyway Career Prep High School	0	0	333
Autism Model School	0	0	28
Toledo School for the Arts	0	0	736
Whitmer High School	0	0	2,194