West Stark News

There were 3,787 first grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Clearmount Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 280 students.

Within Stark County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Stark County ranked eighth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 51,259 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Clearmount Elementary School	280	26.8	1,046
Lake Primary School	241	55.7	433
Alliance Early Learning School	208	52.3	398
Northwest Primary School	136	37.4	364
Minerva Elementary School	125	16.1	776
Strausser Elementary School	123	14.6	840
Franklin Elementary School	121	26.1	464
Louisville Elementary School	120	12.4	971
Sauder Elementary School	119	17.3	688
Cedar Elementary School	110	27.7	397
Walker Elementary School	107	14.2	756
Gorrell Elementary School	104	26.7	390
Middlebranch Elementary School	104	19.4	536
North Nimishillen Elementary School	99	25.4	389
Fairless Elementary School	95	15.9	599
Lake Cable Elementary School	95	16.2	587
Tuslaw Elementary School	93	19.7	472
Harter Elementary School	92	23.6	390
Belle Stone Elementary School	90	28.2	319
Whittier Elementary School	85	23	370
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	84	21.1	398
East Canton Elementary School	74	15.7	470
Amherst Elementary School	74	16.4	452
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	69	17.6	391
Whipple Heights Elementary School	66	17.3	381
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	64	18.4	347
Gibbs Elementary School	64	20.3	316
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	63	13.8	458
Watson Elementary School	61	20.7	295
Frazer Elementary School	55	20.3	271
Avondale Elementary School	55	21.7	253
Genoa Elementary School	53	18.9	280
Washington Elementary School	52	18.7	278
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	50	16.7	299
Lexington Elementary School	50	15.5	323
Canton College Preparatory School	48	12.3	391
Worley Elementary School	46	13.7	335
AIM Academy @ Belden	41	14.5	283
Lohr Elementary School	41	20	205
Marlboro Elementary School	35	16.8	208
Beacon Academy	25	9.4	266
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	22	8.1	271
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	19	12.7	150
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	19	11.2	169
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	10	7.9	126
STEAMM Academy	0	0	501
McGregor Intermediate School	0	0	233
McKinley High School	0	0	2,086
Stark High School	0	0	110
Jackson Memorial Middle School	0	0	1,323
East Canton High School	0	0	231
East Canton Middle School	0	0	180
Edison Middle School	0	0	622
Perry High School	0	0	1,346
Tuslaw High School	0	0	300
Tuslaw Middle School	0	0	433
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	0	0	594
Lake Middle / High School	0	0	1,564
Lake Elementary School	0	0	1,195
Bulldog Virtual Academy	0	0	136
Clarendon Intermediate School	0	0	251
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Louisville Middle School	0	0	641
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	0	0	371
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	0	0	419
Alliance Middle School	0	0	569
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,986
Alliance High School	0	0	860
Marlington High School	0	0	618
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	0	0	365
Minerva High School	0	0	416
Fairless High School	0	0	305
Fairless Middle School	0	0	310
Minerva Middle School	0	0	424
Jackson High School	0	0	1,846
Marlington Middle School	0	0	394
Oakwood Middle School	0	0	866
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	0	0	57
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	118
Glenwood Intermediate School	0	0	825
Canton South High School	0	0	633
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	0	0	887
North Canton Middle School	0	0	967
Hoover High School	0	0	1,438
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	0	0	392
Washington High School	0	0	1,220
Northwest High School	0	0	490
Massillon Intermediate School	0	0	907
Northwest Middle School	0	0	395
Massillon Junior High School	0	0	573
Choices Alternative School	0	0	157
Crenshaw Middle School	0	0	775
Youtz Intermediate School	0	0	294