Vacationland Times

There were 744 ninth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fremont Ross High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 272 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fremont Ross High School	272	31.6	860
Bellevue High School	170	33.8	503
Clyde High School	146	26.8	544
Lakota High School	94	39.2	240
Gibsonburg High School	62	28.7	216
Fremont Middle School	0	0	838
McPherson Middle School	0	0	452
Lakota Middle School	0	0	294
Woodmore Middle School	0	0	273
Gibsonburg Middle School	0	0	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