Lorain County schools welcomed 3,093 fourth grade students in 2022-23 school year

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Lorain Times

Jun 20, 2024

There were 3,093 fourth grade students enrolled in Lorain County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

North Ridgeville Academic Center welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 312 students.

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

Statewide, Lorain County ranked ninth in enrollment numbers, with a total of 41,345 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked ninth 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.

Lorain County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Fourth Grade Enrollment in Lorain County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
North Ridgeville Academic Center	312	16.5	1,895
Avon Heritage Elementary School	294	30.2	974
Walter G. Nord Middle School	262	48.6	539
Midview West Elementary School	213	40.5	526
Firelands Elementary School	116	14.8	784
Keystone Elementary School	116	17.6	658
Brookside Intermediate School	106	22.6	470
Eastern Heights Elementary School	96	18.2	528
Westwood Elementary School	93	19.1	486
Eastview Elementary School	93	24.2	384
Vincent Elementary School	90	18.6	484
Ely Elementary School	84	19	443
McCormick Middle School	82	21.7	378
Horizon Science Academy Lorain	76	9.3	818
Larkmoor Elementary School	75	17.2	435
Copopa Elementary School	74	18.5	399
Northwood Elementary School	66	18.6	354
Erieview Elementary School	64	21.8	293
Redwood Elementary School	62	15.6	398
Hamilton Elementary School	61	14.6	417
Lorain Preparatory Academy	58	11.2	516
Oberlin Elementary School	57	14.5	393
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	48	15.9	302
Palm Elementary School	47	16.5	285
Ranger High Technology Academy	45	14.8	305
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	44	14.9	295
Washington Elementary School	41	15.8	260
Westview Elementary School	40	15.6	256
Hawthorne Elementary School	38	14.9	255
Frank Jacinto Elementary School	35	12.5	280
Helen Steiner Rice Elementary School	35	13.5	260
Constellation Schools: Elyria Community	33	8.4	391
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary School	33	23.7	139
Admiral King Elementary School	32	13.3	241
Garfield Elementary School	29	13.1	222
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	27	10	270
Summit Academy Community School Alternative Learners-Lorain	16	50	32
Powers Elementary School	0	0	1,136
Westwood Elementary School	0	0	290
Avon East Elementary School	0	0	644
Liberty Elementary School	0	0	597
Midview North Elementary School	0	0	520
Knollwood Elementary School	0	0	206
North Ridgeville Early Childhood Learning Community	0	0	455
Avon Early Learning Center	0	0	423
Forestlawn Early Learning Center	0	0	170
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Middle School	0	0	93
Summit Academy School - Lorain	0	0	48
Elyria High School	0	0	1,562
Eastern Heights Middle School	0	0	573
Northwood Middle School	0	0	552
Westwood Middle School	0	0	483
General Johnnie Wilson Middle School	0	0	469
Longfellow Middle School	0	0	388
Lorain High School	0	0	1,685
New Beginnings	0	0	137
Southview Middle School	0	0	421
North Ridgeville High School	0	0	1,251
Langston Middle School	0	0	201
Oberlin High School	0	0	215
Brookside High School	0	0	456
Brookside Middle School	0	0	249
Marion L. Steele High School	0	0	1,015
Amherst Junior High School	0	0	870
Wellington High School	0	0	238
Avon High School	0	0	1,400
Avon Middle School	0	0	1,080
Avon Lake High School	0	0	1,145
Troy Intermediate Elementary School	0	0	547
Learwood Middle School	0	0	520
Clearview High School	0	0	362
Durling Middle School	0	0	453
Columbia High School	0	0	261
Columbia Middle School	0	0	290
Firelands High School	0	0	453
South Amherst Middle School	0	0	414
Keystone High School	0	0	416
Keystone Middle School	0	0	360
Midview East Intermediate School	0	0	420
Midview Virtual Programming	0	0	40
Midview High School	0	0	744
Midview Middle School	0	0	437
Black River Career Prep High School	0	0	155