Champaign County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Central Ohio Today

Feb 26, 2024

Urbana Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Champaign County schools, welcoming 881 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 81.6% of Urbana Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 15 schools in Champaign County, Graham Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 728 students, while West Liberty-Salem Elementary School welcomed 528 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Urbana Elementary School is part of Urbana City, which generally encompasses schools within Champaign County, with its main office in Urbana.

In the previous school year, Urbana Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Champaign County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Enrollment in Champaign County Over the Years

Enrollment Among Champaign County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Urbana Elementary School	Urbana	881
Graham Elementary School	Saint Paris	728
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School	West Liberty	528
Urbana High School	Urbana	489
Graham High School	Saint Paris	425
Urbana Junior High School	Urbana	424
Graham Middle School	Saint Paris	376
Dohron Wilson Elementary School	Mechanicsburg	375
West Liberty-Salem Middle/High School	West Liberty	356
Triad Elementary School	North Lewisburg	326
West Liberty-Salem Middle School	West Liberty	284
Mechanicsburg High School	Mechanicsburg	240
Triad Middle School	North Lewisburg	237
Triad High School	North Lewisburg	209
Mechanicsburg Middle School	Mechanicsburg	207