West Stark News

There were 3,787 fourth 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.

Massillon Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 301 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Massillon Intermediate School	301	33.2	907
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	287	32.4	887
Lake Elementary School	254	21.3	1,195
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	209	49.9	419
Louisville Elementary School	189	19.5	971
Minerva Elementary School	145	18.7	776
Strausser Elementary School	135	16.1	840
Sauder Elementary School	124	18	688
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	122	31.1	392
Walker Elementary School	121	16	756
Middlebranch Elementary School	103	19.2	536
Tuslaw Elementary School	102	21.6	472
Youtz Intermediate School	101	34.4	294
Fairless Elementary School	95	15.9	599
Lake Cable Elementary School	90	15.3	587
Clarendon Intermediate School	84	33.5	251
McGregor Intermediate School	75	32.2	233
Whipple Heights Elementary School	75	19.7	381
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	72	18.1	398
Amherst Elementary School	69	15.3	452
STEAMM Academy	69	13.8	501
Watson Elementary School	66	22.4	295
East Canton Elementary School	64	13.6	470
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	64	21.4	299
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	63	18.2	347
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	57	12.4	458
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	56	20.7	271
Frazer Elementary School	56	20.7	271
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	52	13.3	391
Genoa Elementary School	51	18.2	280
Canton College Preparatory School	50	12.8	391
Lexington Elementary School	50	15.5	323
Washington Elementary School	47	16.9	278
Worley Elementary School	47	14	335
Avondale Elementary School	46	18.2	253
AIM Academy @ Belden	45	15.9	283
Lohr Elementary School	42	20.5	205
Marlboro Elementary School	34	16.3	208
Beacon Academy	27	10.2	266
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	23	13.6	169
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	13	10.3	126
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	12	8	150
Northwest Middle School	0	0	395
Minerva Middle School	0	0	424
Fairless Middle School	0	0	310
Fairless High School	0	0	305
Minerva High School	0	0	416
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	0	0	365
North Nimishillen Elementary School	0	0	389
Massillon Junior High School	0	0	573
Northwest Primary School	0	0	364
Marlington High School	0	0	618
Choices Alternative School	0	0	157
Alliance High School	0	0	860
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	0	0	371
Jackson High School	0	0	1,846
Northwest High School	0	0	490
Washington High School	0	0	1,220
Marlington Middle School	0	0	394
Oakwood Middle School	0	0	866
Summit Academy Secondary - Canton	0	0	57
Crenshaw Middle School	0	0	775
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	118
Glenwood Intermediate School	0	0	825
Canton South High School	0	0	633
Hoover High School	0	0	1,438
North Canton Middle School	0	0	967
Franklin Elementary School	0	0	464
Gorrell Elementary School	0	0	390
Cedar Elementary School	0	0	397
Whittier Elementary School	0	0	370
Harter Elementary School	0	0	390
Belle Stone Elementary School	0	0	319
Gibbs Elementary School	0	0	316
Jackson Memorial Middle School	0	0	1,323
Stark High School	0	0	110
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
McKinley High School	0	0	2,086
Alliance Early Learning School	0	0	398
Lake Primary School	0	0	433
Clearmount Elementary School	0	0	1,046
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
Bulldog Virtual Academy	0	0	136
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Louisville Middle School	0	0	641
Alliance Middle School	0	0	569
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,986