Mansfield Times

There were 1,228 fourth grade students enrolled in Richland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Malabar Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 180 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Malabar Intermediate School	180	24.5	734
Stingel Elementary School	156	17.3	902
Eastern Elementary School	149	29	513
Dowds Elementary School	134	14.8	908
Crestview Elementary School	74	20.1	368
Madison South Elementary School	70	13.9	503
Bellville Elementary School	62	14.8	418
Shiloh Elementary School	55	18.7	294
Eastview Elementary School	52	21.8	238
Mifflin Elementary School	52	21.5	242
Foundation Academy	49	11.8	417
The Richland School of Academic Arts	44	12.8	345
Butler Elementary School	39	14.9	261
Lucas Elementary School	37	19.6	189
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	31	14.3	217
Springmill STEM Elementary School	30	14.6	206
Goal Digital Academy	14	1.8	794
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Cypress High School	0	0	198
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
Mansfield Senior High School	0	0	774
Mansfield Middle School	0	0	395
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 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
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Central Elementary School	0	0	351