West Stark News

There were 3,738 second grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lake Elementary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 256 students.

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

Statewide, Stark County ranked eighth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 51,908 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked eighth 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lake Elementary School	256	19.9	1,284
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	180	45.7	394
Northwood Elementary School	173	35.9	482
Strausser Elementary School	145	17.3	838
Northwest Primary School	140	35.4	395
Minerva Elementary School	124	15.2	817
Louisville Elementary School	122	13.3	917
Clearmount Elementary School	121	32.2	376
Sauder Elementary School	119	17	701
Gorrell Elementary School	105	26.1	403
Middlebranch Elementary School	104	20	519
Walker Elementary School	102	13.4	762
Franklin Elementary School	101	23.1	438
Fairless Elementary School	100	16.7	599
Cedar Elementary School	99	24.6	403
Whittier Elementary School	97	26.6	364
Lake Cable Elementary School	95	15	633
Harter Elementary School	89	23.6	377
Tuslaw Elementary School	85	17.7	481
Whipple Heights Elementary School	85	21.9	388
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	84	23	365
Amherst Elementary School	82	17.1	480
North Nimishillen Elementary School	82	21.5	381
Belle Stone Elementary School	78	23.3	335
Gibbs Elementary School	74	23.7	312
Frazer Elementary School	63	22	286
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	61	16.1	380
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	61	15.5	393
Watson Elementary School	57	20.3	281
Genoa Elementary School	55	19.3	285
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	55	18.6	295
East Canton Elementary School	52	11.4	456
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	51	11.7	437
Avondale Elementary School	50	19.1	262
Worley Elementary School	50	16.1	311
Lexington Elementary School	49	15.4	318
Washington Elementary School	46	17.8	259
Lohr Elementary School	44	19.8	222
Canton College Preparatory School	43	11.5	375
AIM Academy @ Belden	39	14.6	268
Beacon Academy	31	12.8	242
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	22	8.8	249
Marlboro Elementary School	21	10.1	207
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	20	11.2	178
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	16	13.7	117
Bulldog Virtual Academy	10	4.1	243
Lake Primary School	0	0	455
Alliance Early Learning School	0	0	612
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	0	0	64
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	0	0	63
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	123
Alliance High School	0	0	890
Alliance Middle School	0	0	597
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	0	0	384
Clarendon Intermediate School	0	0	253
STEAMM Academy	0	0	551
McGregor Intermediate School	0	0	229
McKinley High School	0	0	2,070
Youtz Intermediate School	0	0	290
Crenshaw Middle School	0	0	778
Choices Alternative School	0	0	128
Massillon Junior High School	0	0	579
Massillon Intermediate School	0	0	874
Washington High School	0	0	1,161
Greentown Intermediate School	0	0	497
Hoover High School	0	0	1,463
North Canton Middle School	0	0	937
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	0	0	419
Canton South High School	0	0	661
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	0	0	393
Fairless High School	0	0	322
Fairless Middle School	0	0	314
Jackson High School	0	0	1,926
Jackson Memorial Middle School	0	0	1,315
Lake Middle / High School	0	0	1,565
Louisville High School	0	0	767
Louisville Middle School	0	0	671
Marlington High School	0	0	621
Marlington Middle School	0	0	450
Minerva Middle School	0	0	441
Minerva High School	0	0	412
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	0	0	391
Northwest High School	0	0	548
Northwest Middle School	0	0	382
East Canton High School	0	0	243
East Canton Middle School	0	0	188
Edison Middle School	0	0	688
Perry High School	0	0	1,369
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	0	0	588
Oakwood Middle School	0	0	942
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,949
Glenwood Intermediate School	0	0	860
Tuslaw Middle School	0	0	439
Tuslaw High School	0	0	305
Stark High School	0	0	108