NW Ohio Times

There were 383 ninth grade students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.2% less 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 119 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 64th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,001 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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	119	13.6	875
Montpelier High School	56	17.6	319
Edgerton High School	51	20.8	245
North Central Junior/High School	50	21	238
Edon High School	44	20.1	219
Hilltop High School	40	19.4	206
Stryker High School	23	14.3	161
Montpelier Elementary School	0	0	460
Edon Elementary School	0	0	298
North Central Elementary School	0	0	319
Edgerton Elementary School	0	0	244
Hilltop Elementary School	0	0	296
Stryker Elementary School	0	0	245
Bryan Elementary School	0	0	871