Lake County Times

There were 2,628 students enrolled in Painesville City Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 56.7% of the Painesville City Local Schools total enrollment.

Painesville City Local Schools roughly covers seven schools within Lake County and has a main office in Painesville.

Among the seven schools in Painesville City Local Schools, Harvey High School recorded the highest enrollment of 777 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
Maple Elementary School	360	350	-2.8%
Heritage Middle School	610	568	-6.9%
Harvey High School	751	777	3.5%
Harvey Academy	13	-	N/A
Elm Street Elementary School	440	428	-2.7%
Chestnut Elementary School	379	397	4.7%