Findlay Times

There were 305 ninth grade students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kenton High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 139 students.

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

Statewide, Hardin County ranked 77th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,841 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kenton High School	139	28.8	482
Ada High School	67	18.1	370
Ridgemont High School	39	16.1	242
Upper Scioto Valley High School	31	35.2	88
Hardin Northern High School	29	18.4	158
Kenton Middle School	0	0	238
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	0	0	67
Kenton Elementary School	0	0	1,041
Ada Elementary School	0	0	472
Hardin Northern Elementary School	0	0	207
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	0	0	236
Ridgemont Elementary School	0	0	205
Hardin Community School	0	0	17