Central Ohio Today

There were 503 first grade students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

London Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 164 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
London Elementary School	164	18	911
Plain City Elementary School	134	20.6	649
Norwood Elementary School	80	18.3	436
Madison-Plains Elementary School	70	22.2	316
Monroe Elementary School	55	24.1	228
Buckeye Community School - London	0	0	128
London MIddle School	0	0	502
London High School	0	0	576
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 Intermediate School	0	0	255
Madison-Plains High School	0	0	298
Madison-Plains Junior High School	0	0	188