Mansfield Times

There were 497 sixth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ashland Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 234 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ashland Middle School	234	32.4	723
Budd Elementary School	72	36.7	196
Hillsdale Middle School	70	28.3	247
Black River Education Center Middle School	66	30.6	216
Mapleton Middle School	55	30.6	180
Taft Intermediate School	0	0	458
Black River Education Center Elementary School	0	0	526
Mapleton Elementary School	0	0	378
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
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Hillsdale High School	0	0	178
Mapleton High School	0	0	245
Black River High School	0	0	283