Findlay Times

Kenton Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hardin County schools, welcoming 1,037 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.8% of Kenton Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 13 schools in Hardin County, Kenton High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 470 students, while Ada Elementary School welcomed 466 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Kenton Elementary School is part of Kenton City, which generally encompasses schools within Hardin County, with its main office in Kenton.

In the previous school year, Kenton Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Hardin County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Kenton Elementary School	Kenton	1,037
Kenton High School	Kenton	470
Ada Elementary School	Ada	466
Ada High School	Ada	365
Ridgemont Elementary School	Mount Victory	282
Kenton Middle School	Kenton	245
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	Mc Guffey	233
Ridgemont High School	Mount Victory	212
Hardin Northern Elementary School	Dola	201
Hardin Northern High School	Dola	168
Upper Scioto Valley High School	Mc Guffey	93
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	Mc Guffey	69
Hardin Community School	Kenton	33