Mansfield Times

There were 1,281 fifth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Malabar Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 196 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Malabar Intermediate School	196	26	754
Eastern Elementary School	187	39.5	473
Madison Middle School	179	23.6	759
Dowds Elementary School	146	16.1	907
Stingel Elementary School	143	15.3	932
Bellville Elementary School	66	15.9	416
Crestview Middle School	64	23.4	274
Shiloh Middle School	53	27.2	195
Foundation Academy	50	11.2	447
The Richland School of Academic Arts	47	13.4	351
Butler Elementary School	44	17	259
Lucas Elementary School	36	18.4	196
Goal Digital Academy	21	2.8	762
Springmill STEM Elementary School	18	8.8	205
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	17	8.8	194
Tyger Digital Academy	14	17.3	81
Madison South Elementary School	0	0	533
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	373
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	247
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	265
Shiloh Elementary School	0	0	284
Western Elementary School	0	0	341
Sherman Elementary School	0	0	491
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	204
Cypress High School	0	0	181
Buckeye Community School	0	0	402
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	407
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	754
Shelby Middle School	0	0	433
Shelby High School	0	0	481
Clear Fork High School	0	0	448
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	372
Crestview High School	0	0	271
Lexington High School	0	0	706
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	362
Lucas High School	0	0	120
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	77
Madison High School	0	0	868
Plymouth High School	0	0	164
Ontario High School	0	0	517
Ontario Middle School	0	0	469