Lake County Times

There were 2,057 fifth grade students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ridge Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 118 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ridge Elementary School	118	17.6	669
Perry Middle School	117	27	434
Royalview Elementary School	114	16.2	704
Riverview Elementary School	104	17.2	605
South Elementary School	103	18.8	548
North Elementary School	99	17.1	578
Wickliffe Elementary School	96	14.1	681
Edison Elementary School	95	17.9	530
Grant Elementary School	95	18.1	525
Kirtland Elementary School	90	18.6	483
Hopkins Elementary School	86	18.4	468
Parkside Elementary School	83	15.2	546
Bellflower Elementary School	82	17.5	468
School of Innovation	75	16.8	446
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	74	19.7	376
Buckeye Elementary School	72	19	379
Chestnut Elementary School	69	16.4	420
Fairfax Elementary School	63	19.7	320
Longfellow Elementary School	63	15	421
Elm Street Elementary School	61	14.5	421
Jefferson Elementary School	61	15.9	384
Lake Elementary School	53	18.5	287
Melridge Elementary School	52	17.4	299
Sterling Morton Elementary School	46	15.6	295
Maple Elementary School	45	10.5	430
McKinley Elementary School	41	15.8	259
Perry Elementary School	0	0	545
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
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