NE Ohio Times

There were 949 eighth grade students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lakeside Junior High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 237 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lakeside Junior High School	237	52.1	455
Geneva Middle School	148	32.5	456
Jefferson Area Junior High School	142	46.9	303
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	131	34.5	380
Conneaut Middle School	129	35.2	366
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	87	29.6	294
Grand Valley Middle School	75	29.9	251
Conneaut High School	0	0	366
Geneva High School	0	0	624
Gateway Elementary School	0	0	349
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	0	0	473
Ontario Primary School	0	0	210
Grand Valley Elementary School	0	0	317
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	0	0	452
Superior Intermediate School	0	0	405
Rock Creek Elementary School	0	0	303
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0	638
Erie Intermediate School	0	0	382
Lakeside High School	0	0	805
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	0	0	375
Kingsville Elementary School	0	0	371
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	0	403
Cork Elementary School	0	0	285
Austinburg Elementary School	0	0	229
Michigan Primary School	0	0	380
Edgewood High School	0	0	464
Grand Valley High School	0	0	237
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	0	402
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	0	303