Mansfield Times

There were 1,285 second grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Central Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 172 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Central Elementary School	172	49	351
Stingel Elementary School	137	15.2	902
Dowds Elementary School	127	14	908
Sherman Elementary School	120	23.2	518
Madison South Elementary School	107	21.3	503
Bellville Elementary School	81	19.4	418
Woodland Elementary School	71	36.4	195
Eastview Elementary School	61	25.6	238
Crestview Elementary School	59	16	368
Foundation Academy	54	12.9	417
Shiloh Elementary School	50	17	294
Mifflin Elementary School	48	19.8	242
Butler Elementary School	44	16.9	261
The Richland School of Academic Arts	43	12.5	345
Lucas Elementary School	38	20.1	189
Springmill STEM Elementary School	31	15	206
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	25	11.5	217
Goal Digital Academy	17	2.1	794
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
Cypress High School	0	0	198
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
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
Western Elementary School	0	0	329