NW Ohio Times

There were 578 ninth grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wauseon High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 142 students.

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

Statewide, Fulton County ranked 49th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,095 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 49th 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
Wauseon High School	142	27.4	518
Pike-Delta-York High School	113	31	365
Swanton High School	95	32	297
Archbold High School	86	25.8	333
Evergreen High School	74	24.5	302
Pettisville High School	39	17.5	223
Fayette Junior-Senior High School	29	20.6	141
Wauseon Middle School	0	0	411
Archbold Middle School	0	0	393
Swanton Middle School	0	0	355
Evergreen Middle School	0	0	256
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	0	0	346
Pettisville Elementary School	0	0	270
Fayette Elementary School	0	0	225
Wauseon Elementary School	0	0	391
Evergreen Elementary School	0	0	576
Delta Elementary School	0	0	404
Swanton Elementary School	0	0	440
Archbold Elementary School	0	0	429
Wauseon Primary School	0	0	418