Vacationland Times

There were 303 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Maplehurst Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 77 students.

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

Statewide, Huron County ranked 46th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,293 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 47th 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
Maplehurst Elementary School	77	16.4	469
New London Elementary School	66	14.4	459
Western Reserve Elementary School	49	10.2	479
South Central Elementary School	45	11.5	393
Willard Elementary School	34	5.8	589
Monroeville Elementary School	32	10.7	298
Bellevue Middle School	0	0	409
Main Street School	0	0	339
League Elementary School	0	0	189
Norwalk Middle School	0	0	396
Norwalk High School	0	0	684
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	388
Willard Middle School	0	0	292
Willard High School	0	0	355
Monroeville High School	0	0	263
New London High School	0	0	225
New London Middle School	0	0	187
South Central Junior High School	0	0	146
South Central High School	0	0	199
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	229
Western Reserve High School	0	0	285