Vacationland Times

There were 534 fifth grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Main Street School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 184 students.

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

Statewide, Huron County ranked 46th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,134 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 46th 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Main Street School	184	52	354
Willard Elementary School	98	17.2	570
Western Reserve Elementary School	79	16.5	478
New London Elementary School	72	15.9	454
South Central Elementary School	63	16	393
Monroeville Elementary School	38	12.3	310
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	392
Maplehurst Elementary School	0	0	456
Bellevue Middle School	0	0	408
Western Reserve High School	0	0	267
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	217
South Central High School	0	0	178
South Central Junior High School	0	0	155
New London Middle School	0	0	188
New London High School	0	0	215
Monroeville High School	0	0	236
Willard High School	0	0	332
Willard Middle School	0	0	294
Norwalk High School	0	0	664
Norwalk Middle School	0	0	373
League Elementary School	0	0	193