Vacationland Times

There were 326 fifth grade students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Oak Harbor Middle School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 107 students.

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

Statewide, Ottawa County ranked 67th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,735 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 66th 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
Oak Harbor Middle School	107	32.8	326
Genoa Elementary School	100	15.7	638
Bataan Memorial Intermediate School	87	30.4	286
Danbury Elementary School	32	12.2	263
R. C. Waters Elementary School	0	0	365
Bataan Memorial Primary School	0	0	370
Port Clinton Middle School	0	0	319
Port Clinton High School	0	0	434
Oak Harbor High School	0	0	544
Danbury High School	0	0	138
Danbury Middle School	0	0	120
Genoa Area High School	0	0	337
Genoa Area Middle School	0	0	266
Woodmore High School	0	0	257