NE Ohio Times

There were 682 kindergarten students enrolled in Geauga County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chardon Early Learning Center welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 158 students.

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

Statewide, Geauga County ranked 37th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,733 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 36th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chardon Early Learning Center	158	62.9	251
Timmons Elementary School	156	19.9	782
Berkshire Elementary School	112	21.2	528
Westwood Elementary School	107	24.7	433
Gurney Elementary School	100	20.5	488
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	49	17.3	283
Berkshire High School	0	0	371
Berkshire Middle School	0	0	412
Cardinal Middle School	0	0	234
Cardinal High School	0	0	233
Chardon High School	0	0	1,097
Chardon Middle School	0	0	755
Munson Elementary School	0	0	269
Park Elementary School	0	0	237
Kenston High School	0	0	770
Kenston Middle School	0	0	602
Kenston Intermediate School	0	0	375
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	0	0	460
West Geauga High School	0	0	658
West Geauga Middle School	0	0	495