Vacationland Times

There were 309 third grade students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

R. C. Waters Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 101 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
R. C. Waters Elementary School	101	26.6	379
Genoa Elementary School	90	14.6	618
Bataan Memorial Intermediate School	85	30.6	278
Danbury Elementary School	33	11.9	277
Bataan Memorial Primary School	0	0	362
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