Vacationland Times

There were 680 eighth grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Norwalk Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 207 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norwalk Middle School	207	55.5	373
Bellevue Middle School	136	33.3	408
Willard Middle School	97	33	294
Western Reserve Middle School	68	31.3	217
South Central Junior High School	66	42.6	155
New London Middle School	54	28.7	188
Monroeville High School	52	22	236
Main Street School	0	0	354
Monroeville Elementary School	0	0	310
League Elementary School	0	0	193
Norwalk High School	0	0	664
Willard Elementary School	0	0	570
Willard High School	0	0	332
New London High School	0	0	215
South Central High School	0	0	178
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	478
Western Reserve High School	0	0	267
New London Elementary School	0	0	454
Maplehurst Elementary School	0	0	456
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	392
South Central Elementary School	0	0	393