Mansfield Times

There were 476 fifth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Taft Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 228 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Taft Intermediate School	228	49.8	458
Black River Education Center Elementary School	80	15.2	526
Mapleton Elementary School	59	15.6	378
Hillsdale Middle School	57	23.1	247
Budd Elementary School	52	26.5	196
Hillsdale Elementary School	0	0	312
Reagan Elementary School	0	0	600
Edison Elementary School	0	0	451
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	52
Ashland High School	0	0	815
Ashland Middle School	0	0	723
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Hillsdale High School	0	0	178
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