NW Ohio Times

There were 575 ninth grade students enrolled in Fulton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% 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 149 students.

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

Statewide, Fulton County ranked 48th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 7,039 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	149	28	532
Archbold High School	105	31.5	333
Swanton High School	96	32.8	293
Evergreen High School	86	27.7	311
Pike-Delta-York High School	86	24.4	353
Pettisville High School	38	17.4	219
Fayette Junior-Senior High School	15	11.2	134
Wauseon Elementary School	0	0	384
Evergreen Elementary School	0	0	589
Swanton Elementary School	0	0	454
Archbold Elementary School	0	0	427
Wauseon Primary School	0	0	419
Delta Elementary School	0	0	382
Fayette Elementary School	0	0	227
Pettisville Elementary School	0	0	257
Evergreen Middle School	0	0	247
Swanton Middle School	0	0	361
Archbold Middle School	0	0	359
Pike-Delta-York Middle School	0	0	366
Wauseon Middle School	0	0	389