Vacationland Times

There were 552 fourth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Green Springs Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 144 students.

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

Statewide, Sandusky County ranked 42nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,900 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 42nd 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Green Springs Elementary School	144	30.6	471
Woodmore Elementary School	70	16.9	414
Lakota Elementary School	68	16.5	411
Otis Elementary School	65	17.2	378
Lutz Elementary School	58	15.4	377
Croghan Elementary School	58	15.3	379
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	51	14.8	344
Atkinson Elementary School	38	11.4	333
Bellevue High School	0	0	495
Fremont Middle School	0	0	803
Fremont Ross High School	0	0	846
McPherson Middle School	0	0	453
Clyde High School	0	0	524
Gibsonburg High School	0	0	190
Gibsonburg Middle School	0	0	180
Lakota Middle School	0	0	282
Lakota High School	0	0	224
Woodmore Middle School	0	0	277
Clyde Elementary School	0	0	502