Central Ohio Today

There were 45 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 40.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Plain City Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 30 students.

Within Madison County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Madison County ranked 54th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,324 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 53rd 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Plain City Elementary School	30	4.6	649
Monroe Elementary School	15	6.6	228
Buckeye Community School - London	0	0	128
London MIddle School	0	0	502
London High School	0	0	576
London Elementary School	0	0	911
Norwood Elementary School	0	0	436
West Jefferson Middle School	0	0	245
West Jefferson High School	0	0	285
Canaan Middle School	0	0	364
Jonathan Alder Junior High School	0	0	311
Jonathan Alder High School	0	0	620
Madison-Plains Elementary School	0	0	316
Madison-Plains Intermediate School	0	0	255
Madison-Plains High School	0	0	298
Madison-Plains Junior High School	0	0	188