Vacationland Times

There were 544 kindergarten students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Clyde Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 96 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Clyde Elementary School	96	19.1	502
Lakota Elementary School	79	19.2	411
Woodmore Elementary School	72	17.4	414
Otis Elementary School	62	16.4	378
Lutz Elementary School	58	15.4	377
Atkinson Elementary School	53	15.9	333
Croghan Elementary School	53	14	379
Green Springs Elementary School	37	7.9	471
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	34	9.9	344
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