Vacationland Times

There were 592 fifth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Green Springs Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 151 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Green Springs Elementary School	151	32.1	471
Woodmore Middle School	75	27.1	277
Croghan Elementary School	73	19.3	379
Atkinson Elementary School	69	20.7	333
Lakota Middle School	68	24.1	282
Lutz Elementary School	60	15.9	377
Otis Elementary School	50	13.2	378
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	46	13.4	344
Clyde Elementary School	0	0	502
Lakota High School	0	0	224
Gibsonburg Middle School	0	0	180
Gibsonburg High School	0	0	190
Clyde High School	0	0	524
McPherson Middle School	0	0	453
Fremont Ross High School	0	0	846
Fremont Middle School	0	0	803
Bellevue High School	0	0	495
Lakota Elementary School	0	0	411
Woodmore Elementary School	0	0	414