Mansfield Times

There were 1,256 eighth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Mansfield Middle School and Lexington Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 191 students each.

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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Mansfield Middle School	191	48.4	395
Lexington Junior High School	191	49.9	383
Madison Middle School	184	24.6	748
Ontario Middle School	160	34.4	465
Shelby Middle School	125	31	403
Clear Fork Middle School	106	32	331
Goal Digital Academy	82	10.3	794
Crestview Middle School	73	27.3	267
Shiloh Middle School	48	24.5	196
Lucas High School	34	29.3	116
Foundation Academy	26	6.2	417
The Richland School of Academic Arts	25	7.2	345
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	11	5.1	217
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
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	368
Buckeye Community School	0	0	397
Dowds Elementary School	0	0	908
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
Stingel Elementary School	0	0	902
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	418
Butler Elementary School	0	0	261
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	189
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Madison High School	0	0	866
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	195
Sherman Elementary School	0	0	518
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71