Vacationland Times

There were 314 first grade students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Genoa Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 99 students.

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

Statewide, Ottawa County ranked 66th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,834 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 66th 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
Genoa Elementary School	99	16	618
R. C. Waters Elementary School	92	24.3	379
Bataan Memorial Primary School	87	24	362
Danbury Elementary School	36	13	277
Bataan Memorial Intermediate School	0	0	278
Port Clinton Middle School	0	0	321
Port Clinton High School	0	0	486
Oak Harbor High School	0	0	575
Oak Harbor Middle School	0	0	328
Danbury High School	0	0	140
Danbury Middle School	0	0	121
Genoa Area High School	0	0	316
Genoa Area Middle School	0	0	303
Woodmore High School	0	0	251