Findlay Times

There were 364 fourth grade students enrolled in Seneca County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Noble 4-5 Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 151 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	151	46.5	325
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	68	17.1	397
Seneca East Elementary School	59	17.9	330
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	58	15.3	379
New Riegel Elementary School	28	14.9	188
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	0	0	322
New Riegel High School	0	0	203
Seneca East Middle School	0	0	200
Seneca East High School	0	0	226
Old Fort High School	0	0	265
Tiffin Middle School	0	0	518
Tornado Academy	0	0	47
Columbian High School	0	0	619
North Central Academy	0	0	49
Washington K-1 Elementary School	0	0	340
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	0	0	98
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	0	0	368