Mansfield Times

There were 1,142 first grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Western Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 155 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Western Elementary School	155	47.1	329
Stingel Elementary School	134	14.9	902
Dowds Elementary School	130	14.3	908
Sherman Elementary School	101	19.5	518
Madison South Elementary School	71	14.1	503
Bellville Elementary School	60	14.4	418
Mifflin Elementary School	60	24.8	242
Shiloh Elementary School	59	20.1	294
Woodland Elementary School	56	28.7	195
Crestview Elementary School	47	12.8	368
Foundation Academy	47	11.3	417
Eastview Elementary School	41	17.2	238
The Richland School of Academic Arts	41	11.9	345
Butler Elementary School	38	14.6	261
Springmill STEM Elementary School	34	16.5	206
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	32	14.7	217
Lucas Elementary School	26	13.8	189
Goal Digital Academy	10	1.3	794
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Lucas High School	0	0	116
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71
Madison Middle School	0	0	748
Madison High School	0	0	866
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	196
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Ontario Middle School	0	0	465
Cypress High School	0	0	198
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	734
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Crestview Middle School	0	0	267
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	331