NE Ohio Times

There were 724 seventh grade students enrolled in Geauga County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Kenston Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 195 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Kenston Middle School	195	32.6	598
Chardon Middle School	180	25.5	706
West Geauga Middle School	180	35.2	511
Berkshire Middle School	109	27.5	397
Cardinal Middle School	60	24.4	246
Berkshire Elementary School	0	0	525
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	0	0	274
Westwood Elementary School	0	0	420
West Geauga High School	0	0	617
Kenston High School	0	0	765
Chardon High School	0	0	1,049
Cardinal High School	0	0	198
Berkshire High School	0	0	360
Chardon Early Learning Center	0	0	228
Park Elementary School	0	0	239
Munson Elementary School	0	0	264
Gurney Elementary School	0	0	479
Timmons Elementary School	0	0	760
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	0	0	464
Kenston Intermediate School	0	0	387