NE Ohio Times

There were 881 first grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Huron Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 218 students.

Within Ashtabula County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Ashtabula County ranked 30th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,815 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 30th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Huron Primary School	218	100	218
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	116	24.7	470
Jefferson Elementary School	83	13	637
Ridgeview Elementary School	74	17.3	428
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	72	17.7	407
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	68	15.7	432
Grand Valley Elementary School	62	19.4	320
Kingsville Elementary School	59	16.3	362
Rock Creek Elementary School	48	15.3	314
Cork Elementary School	45	15.5	290
Austinburg Elementary School	36	16	225
Michigan Primary School	0	0	360
Lakeside High School	0	0	843
Ontario Primary School	0	0	182
Lakeside Junior High School	0	0	484
Superior Intermediate School	0	0	434
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	435
Gateway Elementary School	0	0	350
Conneaut High School	0	0	366
Conneaut Middle School	0	0	370
Geneva High School	0	0	627
Geneva Middle School	0	0	483
Edgewood High School	0	0	484
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	0	0	387
Grand Valley Middle School	0	0	272
Grand Valley High School	0	0	253
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	0	424
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	0	267
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	0	326
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	0	323