2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 745 seventh grade students welcomed in Erie County schools

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Vacationland Times

Jul 12, 2024

There were 745 seventh grade students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sandusky Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 241 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.

Erie County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Seventh Grade Enrollment in Erie County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sandusky Middle School	241	51.5	468
Briar Middle School	125	30.5	410
Sailorway Middle School	115	22.5	511
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	94	18.2	517
McCormick Junior High School	90	47.4	190
Margaretta High School	80	15.6	514
The Sandusky Intermediate School	0	0	907
Woodlands Intermediate School	0	0	343
Monroe Preparatory Academy	0	0	178
Bellevue Elementary School	0	0	867
Meadowlawn Elementary School	0	0	417
Margaretta Elementary School	0	0	527
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
Sandusky High School	0	0	975
Edison High School	0	0	348
Perkins High School	0	0	507
Vermilion High School	0	0	661