Central Ohio Today

There were 531 ninth grade students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Jonathan Alder High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 184 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Jonathan Alder High School	184	29.7	620
London High School	141	24.5	576
Madison-Plains High School	94	31.5	298
West Jefferson High School	81	28.4	285
Buckeye Community School - London	31	24.2	128
London MIddle School	0	0	502
Jonathan Alder Junior High School	0	0	311
Madison-Plains Junior High School	0	0	188
West Jefferson Middle School	0	0	245
Canaan Middle School	0	0	364
Madison-Plains Intermediate School	0	0	255
London Elementary School	0	0	911
Norwood Elementary School	0	0	436
Plain City Elementary School	0	0	649
Monroe Elementary School	0	0	228
Madison-Plains Elementary School	0	0	316