Findlay Times

There were 3,874 students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county's student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hardin County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.4%, 1.9% multiracial students and 0.6% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Kenton Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hardin County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,037 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Kenton Elementary School	1,004	1,037	3.3
Kenton High School	456	470	3.1
Ada Elementary School	464	466	0.4
Ada High School	363	365	0.6
Ridgemont Elementary School	288	282	-2.1
Kenton Middle School	279	245	-12.2
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	238	233	-2.1
Ridgemont High School	199	212	6.5
Hardin Northern Elementary School	208	201	-3.4
Hardin Northern High School	164	168	2.4
Upper Scioto Valley High School	85	93	9.4
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	71	69	-2.8
Hardin Community School	38	33	-13.2