Lake County Times

There were 1,106 students enrolled in Kirtland Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 94% of the Kirtland Local Schools total enrollment.

Kirtland Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Lake County and has a main office in Kirtland.

Among the three schools in Kirtland Local Schools, Kirtland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 491 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Kirtland Middle School	255	264	3.5%
Kirtland High School	381	345	-9.4%
Kirtland Elementary School	493	491	-0.4%