Vacationland Times

There were 301 first grade students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Genoa Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 94 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Genoa Elementary School	94	14.7	638
Bataan Memorial Primary School	87	23.5	370
R. C. Waters Elementary School	83	22.7	365
Danbury Elementary School	37	14.1	263
Bataan Memorial Intermediate School	0	0	286
Port Clinton Middle School	0	0	319
Port Clinton High School	0	0	434
Oak Harbor High School	0	0	544
Oak Harbor Middle School	0	0	326
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