Mansfield Times

There were 552 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 37.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sherman Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 163 students.

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

Statewide, Richland County ranked 23rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 17,445 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 23rd 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sherman Elementary School	163	33.2	491
Dowds Elementary School	88	9.7	907
Madison South Elementary School	80	15	533
Stingel Elementary School	76	8.2	932
Western Elementary School	61	17.9	341
Crestview Elementary School	58	15.5	373
Shiloh Elementary School	26	9.2	284
Foundation Academy	0	0	447
The Richland School of Academic Arts	0	0	351
Cypress High School	0	0	181
Buckeye Community School	0	0	402
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	754
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	0	0	194
Springmill STEM Elementary School	0	0	205
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	81
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	407
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	754
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	204
Shelby Middle School	0	0	433
Shelby High School	0	0	481
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	416
Butler Elementary School	0	0	259
Clear Fork High School	0	0	448
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	372
Crestview High School	0	0	271
Crestview Middle School	0	0	274
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Lexington High School	0	0	706
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	362
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	473
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	196
Lucas High School	0	0	120
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	77
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	247
Madison Middle School	0	0	759
Madison High School	0	0	868
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	265
Plymouth High School	0	0	164
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	195
Ontario High School	0	0	517
Ontario Middle School	0	0	469
Goal Digital Academy	0	0	762