Mansfield Times

There were 497 fifth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Taft Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 229 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Taft Intermediate School	229	48.7	470
Black River Education Center Elementary School	74	15.3	485
Budd Elementary School	73	37.6	194
Hillsdale Elementary School	67	12.9	518
Mapleton Elementary School	54	13.9	388
Reagan Elementary School	0	0	564
Edison Elementary School	0	0	441
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Black River Education Center Middle School	0	0	218
Black River High School	0	0	266
Mapleton High School	0	0	217
Mapleton Middle School	0	0	195
Hillsdale High School	0	0	321
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Ashland Middle School	0	0	691
Ashland High School	0	0	810
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	74