Mansfield Times

There were 1,216 third 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.

Central Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 179 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Central Elementary School	179	51	351
Malabar Intermediate School	175	23.8	734
Stingel Elementary School	134	14.9	902
Dowds Elementary School	133	14.6	908
Madison South Elementary School	82	16.3	503
Bellville Elementary School	77	18.4	418
Crestview Elementary School	64	17.4	368
Foundation Academy	53	12.7	417
Shiloh Elementary School	47	16	294
Butler Elementary School	47	18	261
Mifflin Elementary School	44	18.2	242
Eastview Elementary School	43	18.1	238
The Richland School of Academic Arts	42	12.2	345
Springmill STEM Elementary School	37	18	206
Lucas Elementary School	27	14.3	189
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	21	9.7	217
Goal Digital Academy	11	1.4	794
Lexington High School	0	0	642
Lexington Junior High School	0	0	383
Western Elementary School	0	0	329
Eastern Elementary School	0	0	513
Lucas High School	0	0	116
Lucas Heritage Middle School	0	0	71
Madison Middle School	0	0	748
Madison High School	0	0	866
Plymouth High School	0	0	154
Shiloh Middle School	0	0	196
Ontario High School	0	0	525
Ontario Middle School	0	0	465
Clear Fork Middle School	0	0	331
Clear Fork High School	0	0	449
Crestview High School	0	0	258
Crestview Middle School	0	0	267
Shelby High School	0	0	496
Shelby Middle School	0	0	403
Cypress High School	0	0	198
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