Vacationland Times

There were 650 eighth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fremont Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 286 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fremont Middle School	286	34.1	838
McPherson Middle School	148	32.7	452
Lakota Middle School	80	27.2	294
Woodmore Middle School	75	27.5	273
Gibsonburg Middle School	61	33.5	182
Green Springs Elementary School	0	0	478
Lutz Elementary School	0	0	398
Croghan Elementary School	0	0	415
Otis Elementary School	0	0	353
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	0	0	386
Atkinson Elementary School	0	0	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 Ross High School	0	0	860
Clyde High School	0	0	544
Gibsonburg High School	0	0	216
Lakota High School	0	0	240