Findlay Times

There were 286 first grade students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kenton Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 124 students.

Within Hardin County schools, the highest student count was found in third grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Hardin County ranked 77th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,874 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 77th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kenton Elementary School	124	12	1,037
Ada Elementary School	71	15.2	466
Ridgemont Elementary School	40	14.2	282
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	26	11.2	233
Hardin Northern Elementary School	25	12.4	201
Hardin Community School	0	0	13
Kenton High School	0	0	470
Kenton Middle School	0	0	245
Ada High School	0	0	366
Hardin Northern High School	0	0	168
Ridgemont High School	0	0	212
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	0	0	69
Upper Scioto Valley High School	0	0	93