Findlay Times

There were 437 ninth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Columbian High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 172 students.

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

Statewide, Seneca County ranked 64th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,107 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 64th 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Columbian High School	172	27	638
Seneca East High School	84	34.7	242
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	71	21.2	335
Old Fort High School	52	17.6	296
New Riegel High School	33	16.2	204
North Central Academy	13	19.7	66
Tornado Academy	12	12	100
Tiffin Middle School	0	0	541
Seneca East Middle School	0	0	197
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	0	0	72
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	0	0	396
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	0	0	392
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	0	0	355
Seneca East Elementary School	0	0	344
New Riegel Elementary School	0	0	175
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	313
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	353