West Stark News

There were 3,775 third grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Lake Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 250 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Lake Elementary School	250	19.5	1,284
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	214	54.3	394
Louisville Elementary School	180	19.6	917
Greentown Intermediate School	148	29.8	497
Minerva Elementary School	144	17.6	817
Strausser Elementary School	137	16.3	838
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	131	31.3	419
Walker Elementary School	125	16.4	762
Sauder Elementary School	117	16.7	701
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	115	29.4	391
Franklin Elementary School	107	24.4	438
Tuslaw Elementary School	106	22	481
Gorrell Elementary School	99	24.6	403
Middlebranch Elementary School	98	18.9	519
Harter Elementary School	97	25.7	377
Lake Cable Elementary School	94	14.8	633
Cedar Elementary School	93	23.1	403
Fairless Elementary School	92	15.4	599
Whittier Elementary School	84	23.1	364
Belle Stone Elementary School	84	25.1	335
Whipple Heights Elementary School	76	19.6	388
Gibbs Elementary School	75	24	312
Amherst Elementary School	73	15.2	480
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	69	18.2	380
Watson Elementary School	68	24.2	281
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	67	22.7	295
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	64	16.3	393
East Canton Elementary School	64	14	456
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	63	17.3	365
Frazer Elementary School	55	19.2	286
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	55	12.6	437
Genoa Elementary School	53	18.6	285
Lexington Elementary School	50	15.7	318
Worley Elementary School	49	15.8	311
Washington Elementary School	48	18.5	259
Avondale Elementary School	46	17.6	262
Canton College Preparatory School	46	12.3	375
Lohr Elementary School	43	19.4	222
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	42	16.9	249
AIM Academy @ Belden	37	13.8	268
Marlboro Elementary School	35	16.9	207
Beacon Academy	27	11.2	242
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	26	14.6	178
Bulldog Virtual Academy	18	7.4	243
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	11	9.4	117
Northwood Elementary School	0	0	482
Northwest Primary School	0	0	395
Clearmount Elementary School	0	0	376
North Nimishillen Elementary School	0	0	381
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
Hoover High School	0	0	1,463
North Canton Middle School	0	0	937
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
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