NE Ohio Times

There were 2,045 students enrolled in West Geauga Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.3% of them were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 91.2% of the West Geauga Local Schools total enrollment.

West Geauga Local Schools roughly covers five schools within Geauga County and has a main office in Chesterland.

Among the five schools in West Geauga Local Schools, West Geauga High School recorded the highest enrollment of 659 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Westwood Elementary School	452	433	-4.2%
West Geauga Middle School	472	494	4.7%
West Geauga High School	691	659	-4.6%
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	460	459	-0.2%