Findlay Times

There were 368 ninth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 15.8% 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 seventh grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Seneca County ranked 65th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,952 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	27.8	619
Seneca East High School	61	27	226
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	53	16.5	322
Old Fort High School	44	16.6	265
New Riegel High School	38	18.7	203
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	0	0	379
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	0	0	397
Tornado Academy	0	0	47
North Central Academy	0	0	49
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	340
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	368
New Riegel Elementary School	0	0	188
Seneca East Elementary School	0	0	330
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	0	0	325
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	0	0	98
Seneca East Middle School	0	0	200
Tiffin Middle School	0	0	518