NE Ohio Times

There were 958 ninth grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% 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 218 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeside High School	218	27.1	805
Geneva High School	171	27.4	624
Edgewood High School	137	29.5	464
Jefferson Area Senior High School	132	32.8	402
Conneaut High School	130	35.5	366
Pymatuning Valley High School	91	30	303
Grand Valley High School	79	33.3	237
Michigan Primary School	0	0	380
Austinburg Elementary School	0	0	229
Cork Elementary School	0	0	285
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	0	403
Kingsville Elementary School	0	0	371
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	0	0	375
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	382
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0	638
Rock Creek Elementary School	0	0	303
Superior Intermediate School	0	0	405
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	0	0	452
Grand Valley Elementary School	0	0	317
Ontario Primary School	0	0	210
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	0	0	473
Gateway Elementary School	0	0	349
Grand Valley Middle School	0	0	251
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	0	294
Conneaut Middle School	0	0	366
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	0	0	380
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	0	303
Geneva Middle School	0	0	456
Lakeside Junior High School	0	0	455