Marion-Morrow Times

There were 338 kindergarten students enrolled in Morrow County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Highland Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 121 students.

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

Statewide, Morrow County ranked 66th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,739 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 67th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Highland Elementary School	121	14.4	841
Park Avenue Elementary School	86	17.3	497
Northmor Elementary School	66	11.6	569
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School	65	16	407
Mt. Gilead High School	0	0	264
Mt. Gilead Middle School	0	0	231
Cardington-Lincoln High School	0	0	253
Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	0	0	296
Highland High School	0	0	467
Highland Middle School	0	0	382
Northmor High School	0	0	438
Tomorrow Center	0	0	92