Mansfield Times

There were 1,290 seventh grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mansfield Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 204 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mansfield Middle School	204	51.6	395
Lexington Junior High School	192	50.1	383
Madison Middle School	182	24.3	748
Ontario Middle School	156	33.5	465
Shelby Middle School	137	34	403
Clear Fork Middle School	110	33.2	331
Goal Digital Academy	63	7.9	794
Crestview Middle School	61	22.8	267
Shiloh Middle School	48	24.5	196
Foundation Academy	37	8.9	417
Lucas Heritage Middle School	34	47.9	71
The Richland School of Academic Arts	32	9.3	345
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	19	8.8	217
Tyger Digital Academy	15	32.6	46
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Sherman Elementary School	0	0	518
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	195
Madison High School	0	0	866
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
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	368
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Madison South Elementary School	0	0	503
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Cypress High School	0	0	198
Shiloh Elementary School	0	0	294
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	238
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	242
Springmill STEM Elementary School	0	0	206
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	734