Marion-Morrow Times

There were 395 eighth grade students enrolled in Morrow County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Highland Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 139 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Highland Middle School	139	36.4	382
Mt. Gilead Middle School	83	35.9	231
Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	82	27.7	296
Northmor High School	81	18.5	438
Tomorrow Center	10	10.9	92
Northmor Elementary School	0	0	569
Highland Elementary School	0	0	841
Park Avenue Elementary School	0	0	497
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School	0	0	407
Mt. Gilead High School	0	0	264
Cardington-Lincoln High School	0	0	253
Highland High School	0	0	467