Lake County Times

There were 1,852 first grade students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Royalview Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 117 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Royalview Elementary School	117	16.6	704
Perry Elementary School	103	18.9	545
Edison Elementary School	101	19.1	530
Wickliffe Elementary School	99	14.5	681
South Elementary School	94	17.2	548
North Elementary School	93	16.1	578
Ridge Elementary School	88	13.2	669
Grant Elementary School	83	15.8	525
Parkside Elementary School	83	15.2	546
Riverview Elementary School	82	13.6	605
Elm Street Elementary School	82	19.5	421
Hopkins Elementary School	76	16.2	468
Chestnut Elementary School	71	16.9	420
Bellflower Elementary School	70	15	468
Kirtland Elementary School	70	14.5	483
Longfellow Elementary School	69	16.4	421
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	69	18.4	376
Jefferson Elementary School	63	16.4	384
Lake Elementary School	58	20.2	287
Maple Elementary School	57	13.3	430
Sterling Morton Elementary School	54	18.3	295
Buckeye Elementary School	50	13.2	379
Melridge Elementary School	48	16.1	299
McKinley Elementary School	37	14.3	259
Fairfax Elementary School	35	10.9	320
Perry Middle School	0	0	434
Perry High School	0	0	489
Henry F. Lamuth Middle School	0	0	529
Riverside Junior-Senior High School	0	0	1,590
Madison High School	0	0	746
Madison Middle School	0	0	602
Kirtland Middle School	0	0	261
Kirtland High School	0	0	336
Shore Middle School	0	0	768
Mentor High School	0	0	2,186
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School	0	0	185
Harvey High School	0	0	760
Heritage Middle School	0	0	593
Wickliffe High School	0	0	583
Eastlake Middle School	0	0	329
School of Innovation	0	0	446
Fairport Harding High School	0	0	298
Willowick Middle School	0	0	432
North High School	0	0	1,159
Memorial Middle School	0	0	852
South High School	0	0	963
Willoughby Middle School	0	0	511