Mansfield Times

There were 1,268 sixth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Malabar Intermediate School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 194 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Malabar Intermediate School	194	26.4	734
Madison Middle School	186	24.9	748
Eastern Elementary School	186	36.3	513
Ontario Middle School	149	32	465
Shelby Middle School	141	35	403
Clear Fork Middle School	115	34.7	331
Crestview Middle School	59	22.1	267
Shiloh Middle School	54	27.6	196
Foundation Academy	40	9.6	417
The Richland School of Academic Arts	38	11	345
Lucas Heritage Middle School	37	52.1	71
Goal Digital Academy	36	4.5	794
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	17	7.8	217
Springmill STEM Elementary School	16	7.8	206
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	242
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	238
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Shiloh Elementary School	0	0	294
Cypress High School	0	0	198
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Madison South Elementary School	0	0	503
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	368
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	195
Sherman Elementary School	0	0	518
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Madison High School	0	0	866
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Lucas High School	0	0	116
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	189
Butler Elementary School	0	0	261
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	418
Stingel Elementary School	0	0	902
Dowds Elementary School	0	0	908