Central Ohio Today

There were 1,344 kindergarten students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Park Layne Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 229 students.

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

Statewide, Clark County ranked 21st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 18,817 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 21st 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Park Layne Elementary School	229	50.3	455
Shawnee Elementary School	145	14.2	1,018
Indian Valley Intermediate School	121	13.6	891
Northwestern Elementary School	109	11.7	930
Rolling Hills Elementary School	72	12.9	559
Kenton Elementary School	72	15.3	471
Snowhill Elementary School	63	14.1	448
Miami View Elementary School	57	13.5	423
Kenwood Elementary School	55	13.9	397
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	55	13.7	402
Mann Elementary School	54	13.8	390
Northridge Elementary School	53	12.6	422
South Vienna Elementary School	45	8.7	518
Fulton Elementary School	42	11.3	373
Lincoln Elementary School	42	12.3	341
Perrin Woods Elementary School	39	10.4	374
Lagonda Elementary School	38	10.3	369
Snyder Park Elementary School	37	12.5	295
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	16	11.9	135
Global Impact STEM Academy	0	0	644
Springfield School of Innovation	0	0	179
Hayward Middle School	0	0	330
Springfield City Online	0	0	85
Roosevelt Middle School	0	0	390
Schaefer Middle School	0	0	268
Springfield High School	0	0	1,442
Greenon High School	0	0	440
Greenon Junior High School	0	0	243
Donnelsville Elementary School	0	0	346
Tecumseh Middle School	0	0	660
Tecumseh High School	0	0	709
New Carlisle Elementary School	0	0	494
Northridge Middle School	0	0	452
Northeastern High School	0	0	477
Kenton Ridge High School	0	0	537
Northwestern Junior/Senior High School	0	0	616
Southeastern Senior High School	0	0	171
Southeastern Junior High School	0	0	96
Shawnee Middle School/High School	0	0	665
Cliff Park High School	0	0	306