NE Ohio Times

There were 847 third grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Superior Intermediate School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 173 students.

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

Statewide, Ashtabula County ranked 33rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,323 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Superior Intermediate School	173	42.7	405
Gateway Elementary School	129	37	349
Jefferson Elementary School	93	14.6	638
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	76	16.8	452
Grand Valley Elementary School	71	22.4	317
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	67	17.9	375
Kingsville Elementary School	65	17.5	371
Ridgeview Elementary School	58	14.4	403
Rock Creek Elementary School	48	15.8	303
Cork Elementary School	42	14.7	285
Austinburg Elementary School	25	10.9	229
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	0	303
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	0	303
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	0	402
Grand Valley High School	0	0	237
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	0	294
Grand Valley Middle School	0	0	251
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	0	0	380
Edgewood High School	0	0	464
Michigan Primary School	0	0	380
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	382
Lakeside Junior High School	0	0	455
Lakeside High School	0	0	805
Conneaut High School	0	0	366
Conneaut Middle School	0	0	366
Geneva High School	0	0	624
Geneva Middle School	0	0	456
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	0	0	473
Ontario Primary School	0	0	210