Vacationland Times

There were 727 ninth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fremont Ross High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 283 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fremont Ross High School	283	33.5	846
Bellevue High School	154	31.1	495
Clyde High School	151	28.8	524
Lakota High School	82	36.6	224
Gibsonburg High School	57	30	190
Woodmore Elementary School	0	0	414
Lakota Elementary School	0	0	411
Clyde Elementary School	0	0	502
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	0	0	344
Otis Elementary School	0	0	378
Lutz Elementary School	0	0	377
Atkinson Elementary School	0	0	333
Croghan Elementary School	0	0	379
Green Springs Elementary School	0	0	471
Gibsonburg Middle School	0	0	180
Lakota Middle School	0	0	282
Woodmore Middle School	0	0	277
McPherson Middle School	0	0	453
Fremont Middle School	0	0	803