Vacationland Times

There were 920 fifth grade students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

The Sandusky Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 214 students.

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

Statewide, Erie County ranked 31st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,767 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 31st 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
The Sandusky Intermediate School	214	23.6	907
Bellevue Elementary School	145	16.7	867
Meadowlawn Elementary School	143	34.3	417
Sailorway Middle School	139	27.2	511
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	104	20.1	517
Woodlands Intermediate School	83	24.2	343
Margaretta Elementary School	80	15.2	527
Monroe Preparatory Academy	12	6.7	178
Vermilion Elementary School	0	0	517
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	0	0	529
The Sandusky Primary School	0	0	446
Furry Elementary School	0	0	508
Shawnee Elementary School	0	0	278
The Early Learning Academy	0	0	377
Townsend North Community School	0	0	400
Huron High School	0	0	340
McCormick Junior High School	0	0	190
Sandusky Middle School	0	0	468
Sandusky High School	0	0	975
Edison High School	0	0	348
Margaretta High School	0	0	514
Briar Middle School	0	0	410
Perkins High School	0	0	507
Vermilion High School	0	0	661