Toledo Reporter

There were 4,698 kindergarten students enrolled in Lucas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ohio Virtual Academy welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 406 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ohio Virtual Academy	406	9.8	4,147
Central Trail Elementary School	117	16.9	694
Starr Elementary School	91	19.7	463
Shoreland Elementary School	91	14.7	620
Wernert Elementary School	90	13.6	664
Dorr Street Elementary School	89	21.7	410
Stranahan Elementary School	89	17	522
Bennett Venture Academy	87	14.9	583
Jerusalem Elementary School	86	19.6	439
Fort Miami Elementary School	84	25.1	334
Crissey Elementary School	81	23.3	347
Sylvan Elementary School	75	18.1	415
Beverly Elementary School	75	13.2	570
Highland Elementary School	74	12.1	612
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	74	19.4	381
Coy Elementary School	73	21.8	335
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	71	12.6	563
Longfellow Elementary School	69	13.1	526
Maplewood Elementary School	69	12.4	556
Greenwood Elementary School	66	12.5	529
Fairfield Elementary School	66	20	330
Meadowvale Elementary School	65	12.9	504
McTigue Elementary School	64	11.7	548
Holloway Elementary School	64	18	356
Old Orchard Elementary School	63	15.7	402
Monac Elementary School	60	13	460
Winterfield Venture Academy	59	13.9	424
Madison Avenue School of Arts	59	14.9	395
Navarre Elementary School	58	14.9	389
DeVeaux Elementary School	58	12.7	456
Whiteford Elementary School	56	12.7	441
Oakdale Elementary School	56	13.9	403
Whittier Elementary School	56	11.2	501
McGregor Elementary School	55	14.6	377
East Broadway Elementary School	54	13.6	397
Hill View Elementary School	54	14.9	363
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	52	9.5	550
Byrnedale Elementary School	51	15.4	331
Marshall STEMM Academy	51	13.2	385
Discovery Academy	50	15.4	324
Hiawatha Elementary School	50	14.7	339
Leverette Elementary School	49	11	444
Reynolds Elementary School	48	14.4	334
Birmingham Elementary School	48	14.7	326
Raymer Elementary School	47	12.5	377
Garfield Elementary School	46	11.7	393
Ottawa River Elementary School	45	12.7	353
Escuela SMART Academy	45	16	282
Sherman Elementary School	45	15.6	289
Larchmont Elementary School	44	11.7	376
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	43	11.1	387
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	43	13.3	324
Elmhurst Elementary School	43	11.7	369
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	43	12.7	338
SunBridge Schools	43	17	253
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	41	14.4	284
Robinson Elementary School	41	10.2	403
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	41	12.2	335
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	39	7.6	516
Waterville Primary School	39	8.5	457
Whitehouse Primary School	38	7.9	482
Burroughs Elementary School	38	11.9	319
Monclova Elementary School	37	8.2	450
Hawkins Elementary School	37	11.6	319
Keyser Elementary School	36	11.9	302
Pickett Elementary School	36	14.1	256
Old West End Academy Elementary School	36	14.1	256
Wildwood Environmental Academy	35	11.6	303
Walbridge Elementary School	34	12.1	282
Chase STEM Academy	34	12.4	274
Harvard Elementary School	33	12.3	269
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	33	14	236
McKinley STEMM Academy	33	11.4	290
Arlington Elementary School	31	10	310
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	28	13.6	206
Glenwood Elementary School	27	9.3	291
Riverside Elementary School	26	7.6	343
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	25	10	251
Spring Elementary School	22	9.6	229
Edgewater Elementary School	19	15.7	121
Rosa Parks Elementary School	18	6.9	259
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	14	12.2	115
Rise & Shine Academy	13	14	93
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	12	18.8	64
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	12	8.2	147
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
Washington Junior High School	0	0	517
Jefferson Junior High School	0	0	505
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
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	0	0	643
Fallen Timbers Middle School	0	0	679
Anthony Wayne High School	0	0	1,174
Toledo Technology Academy High School	0	0	297
Woodward High School	0	0	560
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