Vacationland Times

There were 369 eighth grade students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Genoa Area Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 123 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Genoa Area Middle School	123	40.6	303
Oak Harbor High School	110	19.1	575
Port Clinton Middle School	96	29.9	321
Danbury Middle School	40	33.1	121
Oak Harbor Middle School	0	0	328
Bataan Memorial Intermediate School	0	0	278
Genoa Elementary School	0	0	618
Danbury Elementary School	0	0	277
R. C. Waters Elementary School	0	0	379
Bataan Memorial Primary School	0	0	362
Port Clinton High School	0	0	486
Danbury High School	0	0	140
Genoa Area High School	0	0	316
Woodmore High School	0	0	251