West Stark News

There were 3,856 sixth grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% 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 446 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jackson Memorial Middle School	446	33.7	1,323
Glenwood Intermediate School	426	51.6	825
North Canton Middle School	328	33.9	967
Massillon Intermediate School	305	33.6	907
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	305	51.3	594
Lake Elementary School	254	21.3	1,195
Louisville Middle School	195	30.4	641
Alliance Middle School	180	31.6	569
Northwest Middle School	151	38.2	395
Minerva Middle School	144	34	424
Marlington Middle School	116	29.4	394
Fairless Middle School	114	36.8	310
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	114	31.2	365
Tuslaw Middle School	98	22.6	433
Youtz Intermediate School	98	33.3	294
STEAMM Academy	89	17.8	501
McGregor Intermediate School	87	37.3	233
Clarendon Intermediate School	81	32.3	251
East Canton Middle School	62	34.4	180
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	48	17.7	271
Beacon Academy	35	13.2	266
AIM Academy @ Belden	34	12	283
Worley Elementary School	32	9.6	335
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	31	7.9	391
Canton College Preparatory School	29	7.4	391
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	17	13.5	126
Bulldog Virtual Academy	16	11.8	136
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	11	6.5	169
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	10	6.7	150
Frazer Elementary School	0	0	271
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	0	0	458
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	0	0	347
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	0	0	299
Washington High School	0	0	1,220
Watson Elementary School	0	0	295
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	0	0	398
Oakwood Middle School	0	0	866
Whipple Heights Elementary School	0	0	381
Tuslaw Elementary School	0	0	472
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	0	0	57
Clearmount Elementary School	0	0	1,046
Lake Primary School	0	0	433
Crenshaw Middle School	0	0	775
Tuslaw High School	0	0	300
Genoa Elementary School	0	0	280
Avondale Elementary School	0	0	253
Lohr Elementary School	0	0	205
Northwest High School	0	0	490
Jackson High School	0	0	1,846
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	0	0	371
Alliance High School	0	0	860
Fairless High School	0	0	305
Minerva High School	0	0	416
Choices Alternative School	0	0	157
Marlington High School	0	0	618
North Nimishillen Elementary School	0	0	389
Northwest Primary School	0	0	364
Massillon Junior High School	0	0	573
Alliance Early Learning School	0	0	398
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	118
Middlebranch Elementary School	0	0	536
Marlboro Elementary School	0	0	208
Washington Elementary School	0	0	278
Lexington Elementary School	0	0	323
East Canton Elementary School	0	0	470
Amherst Elementary School	0	0	452
Sauder Elementary School	0	0	688
Fairless Elementary School	0	0	599
Lake Cable Elementary School	0	0	587
Walker Elementary School	0	0	756
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	0	0	392
Minerva Elementary School	0	0	776
Strausser Elementary School	0	0	840
Louisville Elementary School	0	0	971
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	0	0	419
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	0	0	887
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Lake Middle / High School	0	0	1,564
McKinley High School	0	0	2,086
Perry High School	0	0	1,346
Edison Middle School	0	0	622
East Canton High School	0	0	231
Stark High School	0	0	110
Gibbs Elementary School	0	0	316
Belle Stone Elementary School	0	0	319
Harter Elementary School	0	0	390
Whittier Elementary School	0	0	370
Cedar Elementary School	0	0	397
Gorrell Elementary School	0	0	390
Franklin Elementary School	0	0	464
Hoover High School	0	0	1,438
Canton South High School	0	0	633
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,986