Vacationland Times

There were 869 first grade students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

The Sandusky Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 196 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
The Sandusky Primary School	196	45.8	428
Bellevue Elementary School	131	15.7	833
Furry Elementary School	129	24.3	531
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	116	21.3	544
Vermilion Elementary School	104	19.8	525
Woodlands Intermediate School	84	15.6	537
Margaretta Elementary School	81	14.5	557
Monroe Preparatory Academy	28	15.4	182
Vermilion High School	0	0	596
Townsend North Community School	0	0	398
Huron High School	0	0	352
McCormick Junior High School	0	0	266
Sandusky Middle School	0	0	461
The Sandusky Intermediate School	0	0	863
Sandusky High School	0	0	981
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	0	0	520
Edison High School	0	0	344
Margaretta High School	0	0	497
Meadowlawn Elementary School	0	0	402
Briar Middle School	0	0	400
Perkins High School	0	0	516
Sailorway Middle School	0	0	518
The Early Learning Academy	0	0	367