NE Ohio Times

There were 194 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 45% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lakeshore Primary Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 100 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	100	21.1	473
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	57	12.6	452
Austinburg Elementary School	37	16.2	229
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	0	294
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	0	303
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	0	303
Rock Creek Elementary School	0	0	303
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0	638
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	0	402
Grand Valley High School	0	0	237
Grand Valley Middle School	0	0	251
Grand Valley Elementary School	0	0	317
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	0	403
Kingsville Elementary School	0	0	371
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	0	0	380
Edgewood High School	0	0	464
Geneva Middle School	0	0	456
Geneva High School	0	0	624
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	0	0	375
Cork Elementary School	0	0	285
Conneaut Middle School	0	0	366
Conneaut High School	0	0	366
Gateway Elementary School	0	0	349
Michigan Primary School	0	0	380
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	382
Superior Intermediate School	0	0	405
Lakeside Junior High School	0	0	455
Ontario Primary School	0	0	210
Lakeside High School	0	0	805