Mansfield Times

There were 260 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 28.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Reagan Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 122 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Reagan Elementary School	122	21.6	564
Hillsdale Elementary School	63	12.2	518
Black River Education Center Elementary School	45	9.3	485
Mapleton Elementary School	30	7.7	388
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
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Loudonville High School	0	0	361
Budd Elementary School	0	0	194
Taft Intermediate School	0	0	470
Edison Elementary School	0	0	441
Ashland Middle School	0	0	691
Ashland High School	0	0	810
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	74