Mansfield Times

There were 1,272 sixth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Malabar Intermediate School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 189 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Malabar Intermediate School	189	25.1	754
Madison Middle School	181	23.8	759
Eastern Elementary School	175	37	473
Ontario Middle School	161	34.3	469
Shelby Middle School	134	30.9	433
Clear Fork Middle School	117	31.5	372
Crestview Middle School	55	20.1	274
Shiloh Middle School	49	25.1	195
Foundation Academy	44	9.8	447
The Richland School of Academic Arts	42	12	351
Goal Digital Academy	37	4.9	762
Lucas Heritage Middle School	36	46.8	77
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	22	11.3	194
Tyger Digital Academy	16	19.8	81
Springmill STEM Elementary School	14	6.8	205
Dowds Elementary School	0	0	907
Stingel Elementary School	0	0	932
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	416
Butler Elementary School	0	0	259
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	196
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 High School	0	0	481
Clear Fork High School	0	0	448
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
Madison High School	0	0	868
Plymouth High School	0	0	164
Ontario High School	0	0	517