Vacationland Times

There were 676 eighth grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Norwalk Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 191 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norwalk Middle School	191	48.2	396
Bellevue Middle School	142	34.7	409
Willard Middle School	97	33.2	292
Western Reserve Middle School	86	37.6	229
New London Middle School	65	34.8	187
Monroeville High School	49	18.6	263
South Central Junior High School	46	31.5	146
Main Street School	0	0	339
Monroeville Elementary School	0	0	298
Willard Elementary School	0	0	589
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	479
New London Elementary School	0	0	459
South Central Elementary School	0	0	393
League Elementary School	0	0	189
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	388
Maplehurst Elementary School	0	0	469
Norwalk High School	0	0	684
Willard High School	0	0	355
New London High School	0	0	225
South Central High School	0	0	199
Western Reserve High School	0	0	285