Lake County Times

There were 1,986 third grade students enrolled in Lake County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ridge Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 131 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ridge Elementary School	131	19.6	669
Royalview Elementary School	122	17.3	704
North Elementary School	101	17.5	578
Parkside Elementary School	99	18.1	546
Wickliffe Elementary School	98	14.4	681
Perry Elementary School	95	17.4	545
Bellflower Elementary School	90	19.2	468
South Elementary School	89	16.2	548
Grant Elementary School	86	16.4	525
Riverview Elementary School	86	14.2	605
Kirtland Elementary School	80	16.6	483
Hopkins Elementary School	79	16.9	468
Longfellow Elementary School	78	18.5	421
School of Innovation	75	16.8	446
Edison Elementary School	69	13	530
Elm Street Elementary School	66	15.7	421
Melridge Elementary School	63	21.1	299
Orchard Hollow Elementary School	62	16.5	376
Sterling Morton Elementary School	62	21	295
Jefferson Elementary School	62	16.1	384
Buckeye Elementary School	60	15.8	379
Fairfax Elementary School	59	18.4	320
Maple Elementary School	52	12.1	430
Chestnut Elementary School	48	11.4	420
Lake Elementary School	43	15	287
McKinley Elementary School	31	12	259
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School	0	0	185
Mentor High School	0	0	2,186
Shore Middle School	0	0	768
Kirtland High School	0	0	336
Kirtland Middle School	0	0	261
Madison Middle School	0	0	602
Madison High School	0	0	746
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
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