Vacationland Times

There were 608 fifth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Green Springs Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 160 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Green Springs Elementary School	160	33.5	478
Lakota Middle School	73	24.8	294
Lutz Elementary School	71	17.8	398
Croghan Elementary School	68	16.4	415
Otis Elementary School	66	18.7	353
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	60	15.5	386
Woodmore Middle School	60	22	273
Atkinson Elementary School	50	14.4	348
Woodmore Elementary School	0	0	392
Lakota Elementary School	0	0	417
Clyde Elementary School	0	0	488
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 High School	0	0	240