NE Ohio Times

There were 705 first grade students enrolled in Geauga County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Timmons Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 179 students.

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

Statewide, Geauga County ranked 37th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,499 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 37th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Timmons Elementary School	179	23.6	760
Westwood Elementary School	112	26.7	420
Berkshire Elementary School	108	20.6	525
Gurney Elementary School	102	21.3	479
Munson Elementary School	77	29.2	264
Park Elementary School	75	31.4	239
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	52	19	274
West Geauga Middle School	0	0	511
West Geauga High School	0	0	617
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	0	0	464
Kenston Intermediate School	0	0	387
Kenston Middle School	0	0	598
Kenston High School	0	0	765
Chardon Middle School	0	0	706
Chardon High School	0	0	1,049
Cardinal High School	0	0	198
Cardinal Middle School	0	0	246
Berkshire Middle School	0	0	397
Berkshire High School	0	0	360
Chardon Early Learning Center	0	0	228