Vacationland Times

There were 666 ninth grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Norwalk High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 225 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norwalk High School	225	32.9	684
Willard High School	132	37.2	355
New London High School	93	41.3	225
Western Reserve High School	89	31.2	285
South Central High School	74	37.2	199
Monroeville High School	53	20.2	263
Norwalk Middle School	0	0	396
Bellevue Middle School	0	0	409
Willard Middle School	0	0	292
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	229
New London Middle School	0	0	187
South Central Junior High School	0	0	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