Vacationland Times

There were 867 ninth grade students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sandusky High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 238 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sandusky High School	238	24.3	981
Perkins High School	150	29.1	516
Vermilion High School	124	20.8	596
Huron High School	110	31.3	352
Edison High School	107	31.1	344
Margaretta High School	85	17.1	497
Townsend North Community School	53	13.3	398
Sailorway Middle School	0	0	518
Monroe Preparatory Academy	0	0	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
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	0	0	544
Vermilion Elementary School	0	0	525
The Sandusky Intermediate School	0	0	863
McCormick Junior High School	0	0	266
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	0	0	520
Briar Middle School	0	0	400
Sandusky Middle School	0	0	461