Mansfield Times

There were 525 eighth grade students enrolled in Ashland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ashland Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 233 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ashland Middle School	233	33.7	691
Loudonville High School	74	20.5	361
Hillsdale High School	73	22.7	321
Mapleton Middle School	73	37.4	195
Black River Education Center Middle School	72	33	218
Taft Intermediate School	0	0	470
Black River Education Center Elementary School	0	0	485
Mapleton Elementary School	0	0	388
Reagan Elementary School	0	0	564
Edison Elementary School	0	0	441
McMullen Elementary School	0	0	290
Black River High School	0	0	266
Mapleton High School	0	0	217
Ashland High School	0	0	810
Ashland County Community Academy	0	0	74
Budd Elementary School	0	0	194
Hillsdale Elementary School	0	0	518