Mansfield Times

There were 499 kindergarten students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Edison Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 120 students.

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

Statewide, Ashland County ranked 51st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,561 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 51st 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
Edison Elementary School	120	26.6	451
Reagan Elementary School	117	19.5	600
Black River Education Center Elementary School	83	15.8	526
McMullen Elementary School	76	26.2	290
Hillsdale Elementary School	53	17	312
Mapleton Elementary School	50	13.2	378
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	52
Ashland High School	0	0	815
Ashland Middle School	0	0	723
Taft Intermediate School	0	0	458
Budd Elementary School	0	0	196
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Hillsdale High School	0	0	178
Hillsdale Middle School	0	0	247
Mapleton Middle School	0	0	180
Mapleton High School	0	0	245
Black River High School	0	0	283
Black River Education Center Middle School	0	0	216