Lake County Times

There were 261 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 67.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Maple Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 102 students.

Within Lake County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Lake County ranked 14th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 26,731 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 14th 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Maple Elementary School	102	23.7	430
Perry Elementary School	70	12.8	545
Wickliffe Elementary School	66	9.7	681
Kirtland Elementary School	23	4.8	483
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School	0	0	185
Mentor High School	0	0	2,186
Sterling Morton Elementary School	0	0	295
Lake Elementary School	0	0	287
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	0	0	376
Shore Middle School	0	0	768
Bellflower Elementary School	0	0	468
Kirtland High School	0	0	336
Kirtland Middle School	0	0	261
Madison Middle School	0	0	602
Madison High School	0	0	746
North Elementary School	0	0	578
South Elementary School	0	0	548
Buckeye Elementary School	0	0	379
Riverview Elementary School	0	0	605
Parkside Elementary School	0	0	546
Melridge Elementary School	0	0	299
Riverside Junior-Senior High School	0	0	1,590
Henry F. Lamuth Middle School	0	0	529
Perry High School	0	0	489
Perry Middle School	0	0	434
Chestnut Elementary School	0	0	420
Harvey High School	0	0	760
Elm Street Elementary School	0	0	421
Heritage Middle School	0	0	593
Wickliffe High School	0	0	583
Eastlake Middle School	0	0	329
Edison Elementary School	0	0	530
Grant Elementary School	0	0	525
School of Innovation	0	0	446
Jefferson Elementary School	0	0	384
Longfellow Elementary School	0	0	421
North High School	0	0	1,159
Royalview Elementary School	0	0	704
South High School	0	0	963
Willoughby Middle School	0	0	511
Willowick Middle School	0	0	432
Fairport Harding High School	0	0	298
McKinley Elementary School	0	0	259
Ridge Elementary School	0	0	669
Fairfax Elementary School	0	0	320
Hopkins Elementary School	0	0	468
Memorial Middle School	0	0	852