Mansfield Times

There were 507 fourth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Taft Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 241 students.

Within Ashland County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Ashland County ranked 51st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,517 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Taft Intermediate School	241	51.3	470
Hillsdale Elementary School	71	13.7	518
Budd Elementary School	70	36.1	194
Black River Education Center Elementary School	69	14.2	485
Mapleton Elementary School	56	14.4	388
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	74
Ashland High School	0	0	810
Ashland Middle School	0	0	691
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Hillsdale High School	0	0	321
Mapleton Middle School	0	0	195
Mapleton High School	0	0	217
Black River High School	0	0	266
Black River Education Center Middle School	0	0	218
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Edison Elementary School	0	0	441
Reagan Elementary School	0	0	564