West Stark News

There were 3,927 sixth grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Jackson Memorial Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 455 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jackson Memorial Middle School	455	34.6	1,315
Glenwood Intermediate School	424	49.3	860
North Canton Middle School	309	33	937
Lake Elementary School	289	22.5	1,284
Massillon Intermediate School	288	33	874
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	286	48.6	588
Louisville Middle School	214	31.9	671
Alliance Middle School	199	33.3	597
Minerva Middle School	148	33.6	441
Marlington Middle School	143	31.8	450
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	138	35.1	393
Northwest Middle School	122	31.9	382
Tuslaw Middle School	107	24.4	439
STEAMM Academy	101	18.3	551
Youtz Intermediate School	95	32.8	290
Fairless Middle School	93	29.6	314
Clarendon Intermediate School	90	35.6	253
McGregor Intermediate School	74	32.3	229
East Canton Middle School	56	29.8	188
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	43	10.9	393
Canton College Preparatory School	41	10.9	375
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	39	15.7	249
Worley Elementary School	38	12.2	311
AIM Academy @ Belden	33	12.3	268
Beacon Academy	30	12.4	242
Bulldog Virtual Academy	29	11.9	243
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	16	9	178
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	14	21.9	64
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	13	11.1	117
Greentown Intermediate School	0	0	497
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	0	0	384
Louisville Elementary School	0	0	917
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	0	0	391
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	0	0	419
Minerva Elementary School	0	0	817
Strausser Elementary School	0	0	838
Sauder Elementary School	0	0	701
Walker Elementary School	0	0	762
Fairless Elementary School	0	0	599
Lake Cable Elementary School	0	0	633
Amherst Elementary School	0	0	480
East Canton Elementary School	0	0	456
Lexington Elementary School	0	0	318
Marlboro Elementary School	0	0	207
Washington Elementary School	0	0	259
Tuslaw Elementary School	0	0	481
Middlebranch Elementary School	0	0	519
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	0	0	380
Whipple Heights Elementary School	0	0	388
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	0	0	365
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	0	0	295
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	0	0	437
Genoa Elementary School	0	0	285
Avondale Elementary School	0	0	262
Frazer Elementary School	0	0	286
Lohr Elementary School	0	0	222
Watson Elementary School	0	0	281
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	0	0	394
Franklin Elementary School	0	0	438
Gorrell Elementary School	0	0	403
Harter Elementary School	0	0	377
Cedar Elementary School	0	0	403
Whittier Elementary School	0	0	364
Belle Stone Elementary School	0	0	335
Gibbs Elementary School	0	0	312
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 Secondary - Canton	0	0	63
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	123
Alliance High School	0	0	890
McKinley High School	0	0	2,070
Crenshaw Middle School	0	0	778
Choices Alternative School	0	0	128
Massillon Junior High School	0	0	579
Washington High School	0	0	1,161
Hoover High School	0	0	1,463
Canton South High School	0	0	661
Fairless High School	0	0	322
Jackson High School	0	0	1,926
Lake Middle / High School	0	0	1,565
Louisville High School	0	0	767
Marlington High School	0	0	621
Minerva High School	0	0	412
Northwest High School	0	0	548
East Canton High School	0	0	243
Edison Middle School	0	0	688
Perry High School	0	0	1,369
Oakwood Middle School	0	0	942
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,949
Tuslaw High School	0	0	305
Stark High School	0	0	108