Vacationland Times

There were 541 first grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Maplehurst Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 205 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Maplehurst Elementary School	205	43.7	469
Willard Elementary School	87	14.8	589
Western Reserve Elementary School	86	18	479
New London Elementary School	68	14.8	459
South Central Elementary School	56	14.2	393
Monroeville Elementary School	39	13.1	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