Vacationland Times

There were 625 eighth grade students enrolled in Sandusky County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fremont Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 257 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fremont Middle School	257	32	803
McPherson Middle School	164	36.2	453
Woodmore Middle School	72	26	277
Lakota Middle School	66	23.4	282
Gibsonburg Middle School	66	36.7	180
Green Springs Elementary School	0	0	471
Croghan Elementary School	0	0	379
Atkinson Elementary School	0	0	333
Lutz Elementary School	0	0	377
Otis Elementary School	0	0	378
James J. Hilfiker Elementary School	0	0	344
Clyde Elementary School	0	0	502
Lakota High School	0	0	224
Gibsonburg High School	0	0	190
Clyde High School	0	0	524
Fremont Ross High School	0	0	846
Bellevue High School	0	0	495
Lakota Elementary School	0	0	411
Woodmore Elementary School	0	0	414