NE Ohio Times

There were 944 eighth grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lakeside Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 224 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeside Junior High School	224	46.3	484
Geneva Middle School	176	36.4	483
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	138	35.7	387
Jefferson Area Junior High School	126	47.2	267
Conneaut Middle School	118	31.9	370
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	84	26	323
Grand Valley Middle School	78	28.7	272
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	435
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0	637
Rock Creek Elementary School	0	0	314
Gateway Elementary School	0	0	350
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	0	428
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	0	0	407
Kingsville Elementary School	0	0	362
Cork Elementary School	0	0	290
Austinburg Elementary School	0	0	225
Superior Intermediate School	0	0	434
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	0	0	432
Grand Valley Elementary School	0	0	320
Ontario Primary School	0	0	182
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	0	0	470
Huron Primary School	0	0	218
Michigan Primary School	0	0	360
Lakeside High School	0	0	843
Conneaut High School	0	0	366
Geneva High School	0	0	627
Edgewood High School	0	0	484
Grand Valley High School	0	0	253
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	0	424
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	0	326