West Stark News

There were 3,775 third grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number from the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Orchard Hill Intermediate School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 288 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	288	32.5	887
Lake Elementary School	253	21.2	1,195
Louisville Elementary School	215	22.1	971
Alliance Elementary School at Rockhill	188	50.7	371
Strausser Elementary School	151	18	840
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	139	35.5	392
Minerva Elementary School	127	16.4	776
Sauder Elementary School	120	17.4	688
Middlebranch Elementary School	112	20.9	536
Fairless Elementary School	105	17.5	599
Franklin Elementary School	103	22.2	464
Gorrell Elementary School	97	24.9	390
Cedar Elementary School	97	24.4	397
Walker Elementary School	97	12.8	756
Lake Cable Elementary School	94	16	587
Tuslaw Elementary School	93	19.7	472
Whittier Elementary School	92	24.9	370
Harter Elementary School	90	23.1	390
Whipple Heights Elementary School	90	23.6	381
Amherst Elementary School	78	17.3	452
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	72	20.7	347
Belle Stone Elementary School	71	22.3	319
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	66	16.6	398
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	60	15.3	391
Gibbs Elementary School	59	18.7	316
Watson Elementary School	58	19.7	295
Frazer Elementary School	58	21.4	271
Genoa Elementary School	58	20.7	280
East Canton Elementary School	58	12.3	470
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	57	19.1	299
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	53	11.6	458
Avondale Elementary School	52	20.6	253
Worley Elementary School	50	14.9	335
Washington Elementary School	47	16.9	278
Lohr Elementary School	47	22.9	205
Lexington Elementary School	44	13.6	323
AIM Academy @ Belden	44	15.5	283
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	42	15.5	271
Canton College Preparatory School	39	10	391
Beacon Academy	34	12.8	266
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	22	14.7	150
Marlboro Elementary School	20	9.6	208
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	18	10.7	169
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	17	13.5	126
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
McGregor Intermediate School	0	0	233
STEAMM Academy	0	0	501
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
Clarendon Intermediate School	0	0	251
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Louisville Middle School	0	0	641
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
Northwest Primary School	0	0	364
North Nimishillen Elementary School	0	0	389
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
Youtz Intermediate School	0	0	294
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
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
North Canton Middle School	0	0	967
Hoover High School	0	0	1,438
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