Findlay Times

There were 3,841 students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county's student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hardin County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.9%, 1.9% multiracial students and 1.1% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Kenton Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hardin County's 13 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 1,040 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Kenton Elementary School	1,037	1,040	0.3
Kenton High School	470	482	2.6
Ada Elementary School	466	471	1.1
Ada High School	365	370	1.4
Ridgemont High School	212	243	14.6
Kenton Middle School	245	238	-2.9
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	233	235	0.9
Ridgemont Elementary School	282	206	-27
Hardin Northern Elementary School	201	206	2.5
Hardin Northern High School	168	159	-5.4
Upper Scioto Valley High School	93	88	-5.4
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	69	67	-2.9
Hardin Community School	33	36	9.1