West Stark News

There were 3,955 eighth grade students enrolled in Stark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Oakwood Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 452 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Oakwood Middle School	452	52.2	866
Jackson Memorial Middle School	436	33	1,323
Crenshaw Middle School	396	51.1	775
Edison Middle School	340	54.7	622
North Canton Middle School	332	34.3	967
Lake Middle / High School	267	17.1	1,564
Massillon Junior High School	266	46.4	573
Louisville Middle School	224	34.9	641
Alliance Middle School	198	34.8	569
Marlington Middle School	137	34.8	394
STEAMM Academy	137	27.3	501
Minerva Middle School	131	30.9	424
Tuslaw Middle School	123	28.4	433
Faircrest Memorial Middle School	121	33.2	365
Northwest Middle School	121	30.6	395
Fairless Middle School	108	34.8	310
East Canton Middle School	62	34.4	180
Canton College Preparatory School	31	7.9	391
Beacon Academy	26	9.8	266
Summit Academy Community School for Alternative Learn-Canton	17	13.5	126
East Branch Preparatory AcademydbaWright Preparatory Academy	16	10.7	150
Bulldog Virtual Academy	14	10.3	136
Glenwood Intermediate School	0	0	825
Massillon Intermediate School	0	0	907
Pfeiffer Intermediate School	0	0	594
Lake Elementary School	0	0	1,195
Youtz Intermediate School	0	0	294
McGregor Intermediate School	0	0	233
Clarendon Intermediate School	0	0	251
Canton Arts Academy @ Summit	0	0	271
AIM Academy @ Belden	0	0	283
Worley Elementary School	0	0	335
Stephanie Rushin Patrick Elementary School	0	0	391
Portage Collab Montessori Middle School	0	0	169
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
Gibbs Elementary School	0	0	316
Robert A. Taft Elementary School	0	0	398
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
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
Northwest Primary School	0	0	364
GlenOak High School	0	0	1,986
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
Canton South High School	0	0	633
Walker Elementary School	0	0	756
W. S. Stinson Elementary School	0	0	392
Minerva Elementary School	0	0	776
Watson Elementary School	0	0	295
North Nimishillen Elementary School	0	0	389
Strausser Elementary School	0	0	840
Louisville Elementary School	0	0	971
Hoover High School	0	0	1,438
Alliance Intermediate School @ Northside	0	0	419
Orchard Hill Intermediate School	0	0	887
Louisville High School	0	0	763
Franklin Elementary School	0	0	464
McKinley High School	0	0	2,086
Perry High School	0	0	1,346
Gorrell Elementary School	0	0	390
Cedar Elementary School	0	0	397
East Canton High School	0	0	231
Whittier Elementary School	0	0	370
Harter Elementary School	0	0	390
Belle Stone Elementary School	0	0	319
Stark High School	0	0	110