Mansfield Times

There were 509 ninth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ashland High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 252 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ashland High School	252	31.1	810
Black River High School	73	27.4	266
Loudonville High School	63	17.5	361
Hillsdale High School	56	17.4	321
Mapleton High School	53	24.4	217
Ashland County Community Academy	12	16.2	74
Hillsdale Elementary School	0	0	518
Budd Elementary School	0	0	194
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Edison Elementary School	0	0	441
Reagan Elementary School	0	0	564
Mapleton Elementary School	0	0	388
Black River Education Center Elementary School	0	0	485
Taft Intermediate School	0	0	470
Black River Education Center Middle School	0	0	218
Mapleton Middle School	0	0	195
Ashland Middle School	0	0	691