NW Ohio Times

There were 422 ninth grade students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Bryan Middle School/High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 177 students.

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

Statewide, Williams County ranked 65th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,048 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 65th 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
Bryan Middle School/High School	177	19.3	918
Edgerton High School	45	17.1	263
Montpelier High School	42	13.3	315
Edon High School	42	18.9	222
Hilltop High School	42	21	200
Stryker High School	38	25.2	151
North Central Junior/High School	36	14.9	242
Montpelier Elementary School	0	0	455
Edon Elementary School	0	0	312
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	292
Edgerton Elementary School	0	0	252
North Central Elementary School	0	0	290
Stryker Elementary School	0	0	242
Bryan Elementary School	0	0	882