Mansfield Times

There were 1,217 kindergarten students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Western Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 174 students.

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

Statewide, Richland County ranked 23rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 17,212 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 23rd 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Western Elementary School	174	52.9	329
Dowds Elementary School	137	15.1	908
Stingel Elementary School	124	13.7	902
Sherman Elementary School	111	21.4	518
Madison South Elementary School	78	15.5	503
Woodland Elementary School	68	34.9	195
Crestview Elementary School	65	17.7	368
Foundation Academy	62	14.9	417
Bellville Elementary School	62	14.8	418
Shiloh Elementary School	55	18.7	294
Butler Elementary School	44	16.9	261
Eastview Elementary School	41	17.2	238
The Richland School of Academic Arts	40	11.6	345
Mifflin Elementary School	38	15.7	242
Springmill STEM Elementary School	37	18	206
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	36	16.6	217
Lucas Elementary School	29	15.3	189
Goal Digital Academy	16	2	794
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	331
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Crestview Middle School	0	0	267
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	734
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Cypress High School	0	0	198
Ontario Middle School	0	0	465
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	196
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Madison High School	0	0	866
Madison Middle School	0	0	748
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71
Lucas High School	0	0	116
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Lexington High School	0	0	642