Vacationland Times

There were 554 ninth grade students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Norwalk High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 193 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Norwalk High School	193	29.1	664
Willard High School	117	35.2	332
Western Reserve High School	81	30.3	267
New London High School	65	30.2	215
Monroeville High School	55	23.3	236
South Central High School	43	24.2	178
South Central Elementary School	0	0	393
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	392
Maplehurst Elementary School	0	0	456
New London Elementary School	0	0	454
Western Reserve Elementary School	0	0	478
Willard Elementary School	0	0	570
League Elementary School	0	0	193
Monroeville Elementary School	0	0	310
Main Street School	0	0	354
New London Middle School	0	0	188
South Central Junior High School	0	0	155
Western Reserve Middle School	0	0	217
Willard Middle School	0	0	294
Bellevue Middle School	0	0	408
Norwalk Middle School	0	0	373