Central Ohio Today

There were 1,510 first grade students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Park Layne Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 226 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Park Layne Elementary School	226	49.7	455
Northwestern Elementary School	129	13.9	930
Shawnee Elementary School	124	12.2	1,018
Indian Valley Intermediate School	114	12.8	891
Rolling Hills Elementary School	92	16.5	559
South Vienna Elementary School	89	17.2	518
Kenton Elementary School	78	16.6	471
Northridge Elementary School	76	18	422
Snowhill Elementary School	70	15.6	448
Kenwood Elementary School	68	17.1	397
Mann Elementary School	62	15.9	390
Fulton Elementary School	60	16.1	373
Lagonda Elementary School	58	15.7	369
Lincoln Elementary School	56	16.4	341
Miami View Elementary School	54	12.8	423
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	52	12.9	402
Perrin Woods Elementary School	51	13.6	374
Snyder Park Elementary School	38	12.9	295
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	13	9.6	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