Mansfield Times

There were 1,217 12th grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Madison High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 212 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Madison High School	212	24.5	866
Mansfield Senior High School	160	20.7	774
Goal Digital Academy	160	20.2	794
Lexington High School	154	24	642
Buckeye Community School	132	33.2	397
Shelby High School	100	20.2	496
Ontario High School	99	18.9	525
Clear Fork High School	91	20.3	449
Cypress High School	42	21.2	198
Crestview High School	38	14.7	258
Plymouth High School	29	18.8	154
Bellville Elementary School	0	0	418
Eastview Elementary School	0	0	238
Shiloh Elementary School	0	0	294
Dowds Elementary School	0	0	908
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	368
Madison South Elementary School	0	0	503
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	0	0	217
The Richland School of Academic Arts	0	0	345
Foundation Academy	0	0	417
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	196
Crestview Middle School	0	0	267
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	331
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Ontario Middle School	0	0	465
Madison Middle School	0	0	748
Tyger Digital Academy	0	0	46
Stingel Elementary School	0	0	902
Malabar Intermediate School	0	0	734
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Springmill STEM Elementary School	0	0	206
Butler Elementary School	0	0	261
Lucas Elementary School	0	0	189
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	195
Sherman Elementary School	0	0	518
Central Elementary School	0	0	351
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Mifflin Elementary School	0	0	242
Lucas High School	0	0	116