West Stark News

There were 3,868 fifth grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Glenwood Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 399 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Glenwood Intermediate School	399	48.4	825
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	312	35.2	887
Massillon Intermediate School	301	33.2	907
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	289	48.7	594
Lake Elementary School	238	19.9	1,195
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	210	50.1	419
Louisville Elementary School	200	20.6	971
Strausser Elementary School	156	18.6	840
Minerva Elementary School	151	19.5	776
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	131	33.4	392
Walker Elementary School	124	16.4	756
Lake Cable Elementary School	115	19.6	587
Tuslaw Middle School	100	23.1	433
Youtz Intermediate School	95	32.3	294
Fairless Elementary School	94	15.7	599
Sauder Elementary School	90	13.1	688
Clarendon Intermediate School	86	34.3	251
Amherst Elementary School	86	19	452
East Canton Elementary School	74	15.7	470
McGregor Intermediate School	71	30.5	233
Lexington Elementary School	67	20.7	323
STEAMM Academy	60	12	501
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	58	21.4	271
Canton College Preparatory School	58	14.8	391
AIM Academy @ Belden	48	17	283
Worley Elementary School	48	14.3	335
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	44	11.3	391
Washington Elementary School	42	15.1	278
Marlboro Elementary School	38	18.3	208
Beacon Academy	32	12	266
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	15	8.9	169
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	13	8.7	150
Bulldog Virtual Academy	12	8.8	136
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	11	8.7	126
Middlebranch Elementary School	0	0	536
Canton Harbor High School	0	0	118
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,986
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
Lake Middle / High School	0	0	1,564
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Louisville Middle School	0	0	641
Alliance Early Learning School	0	0	398
Tuslaw High School	0	0	300
Lake Primary School	0	0	433
Clearmount Elementary School	0	0	1,046
Alliance Middle School	0	0	569
Tuslaw Elementary School	0	0	472
Whipple Heights Elementary School	0	0	381
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	0	0	398
Watson Elementary School	0	0	295
Charles L. Warstler Elementary School	0	0	299
Ransom H. Barr Elementary School	0	0	347
T. C. Knapp Elementary School	0	0	458
Frazer Elementary School	0	0	271
Genoa Elementary School	0	0	280
Avondale Elementary School	0	0	253
Lohr Elementary School	0	0	205
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