Vacationland Times

There were 629 first grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Clyde Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 102 students.

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

Statewide, Sandusky County ranked 42nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,102 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 41st 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
Clyde Elementary School	102	20.9	488
Woodmore Elementary School	81	20.7	392
Lutz Elementary School	76	19.1	398
Atkinson Elementary School	71	20.4	348
Croghan Elementary School	67	16.1	415
Otis Elementary School	66	18.7	353
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	65	16.8	386
Lakota Elementary School	64	15.3	417
Green Springs Elementary School	37	7.7	478
Bellevue High School	0	0	503
Fremont Middle School	0	0	838
Fremont Ross High School	0	0	860
McPherson Middle School	0	0	452
Clyde High School	0	0	544
Gibsonburg High School	0	0	216
Gibsonburg Middle School	0	0	182
Lakota Middle School	0	0	294
Lakota High School	0	0	240
Woodmore Middle School	0	0	273