Mansfield Times

There were 528 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Sherman Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 186 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sherman Elementary School	186	35.9	518
Madison South Elementary School	95	18.9	503
Dowds Elementary School	85	9.4	908
Stingel Elementary School	75	8.3	902
Crestview Elementary School	59	16	368
Shiloh Elementary School	28	9.5	294
Foundation Academy	0	0	417
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	189
Lucas High School	0	0	116
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	238
Madison Middle School	0	0	748
Madison High School	0	0	866
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	242
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	196
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Ontario Middle School	0	0	465
Goal Digital Academy	0	0	794
The Richland School of Academic Arts	0	0	345
Cypress High School	0	0	198
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	734
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	0	0	217
Springmill STEM Elementary School	0	0	206
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	195
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	418
Butler Elementary School	0	0	261
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	331
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Crestview Middle School	0	0	267
Central Elementary School	0	0	351