NE Ohio Times

There were 971 ninth grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lakeside High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 230 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeside High School	230	27.3	843
Geneva High School	178	28.4	627
Edgewood High School	138	28.5	484
Conneaut High School	123	33.6	366
Jefferson Area Senior High School	117	27.6	424
Pymatuning Valley High School	111	34	326
Grand Valley High School	74	29.2	253
Lakeside Junior High School	0	0	484
Geneva Middle School	0	0	483
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	0	0	387
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	0	267
Conneaut Middle School	0	0	370
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	0	323
Grand Valley Middle School	0	0	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