Vacationland Times

There were 795 seventh grade students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sandusky Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 221 students.

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

Statewide, Erie County ranked 31st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,644 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 31st 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sandusky Middle School	221	47.9	461
Briar Middle School	135	33.8	400
Sailorway Middle School	133	25.7	518
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	111	21.3	520
Margaretta High School	92	18.5	497
McCormick Junior High School	91	34.2	266
Monroe Preparatory Academy	12	6.6	182
Meadowlawn Elementary School	0	0	402
Bellevue Elementary School	0	0	833
Woodlands Intermediate School	0	0	537
Margaretta Elementary School	0	0	557
The Sandusky Primary School	0	0	428
Furry Elementary School	0	0	531
The Early Learning Academy	0	0	367
Perkins High School	0	0	516
Edison High School	0	0	344
Sandusky High School	0	0	981
Huron High School	0	0	352
Townsend North Community School	0	0	398
Vermilion High School	0	0	596
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	0	0	544
Vermilion Elementary School	0	0	525
The Sandusky Intermediate School	0	0	863