Mansfield Times

There were 1,345 eighth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mansfield Middle School and Madison Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 213 students each.

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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mansfield Middle School	213	52.3	407
Madison Middle School	213	28.1	759
Lexington Junior High School	167	46.1	362
Shelby Middle School	165	38.1	433
Ontario Middle School	155	33	469
Clear Fork Middle School	146	39.2	372
Crestview Middle School	75	27.4	274
Goal Digital Academy	69	9.1	762
Shiloh Middle School	42	21.5	195
Lucas High School	32	26.7	120
The Richland School of Academic Arts	29	8.3	351
Foundation Academy	24	5.4	447
Tyger Digital Academy	15	18.5	81
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	77
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	0	0	194
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	754
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	473
Springmill STEM Elementary School	0	0	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 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
Madison High School	0	0	868
Plymouth High School	0	0	164
Ontario High School	0	0	517