Youngstown Times

There were 248 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Columbiana County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

East Palestine Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 71 students.

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

Statewide, Columbiana County ranked 29th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 13,015 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 28th 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
East Palestine Elementary School	71	16.2	437
Joshua Dixon Elementary School	54	13.4	404
Southern Local Elementary School	51	13.1	388
Garfield Elementary School	43	16.2	266
McKinley Elementary School	29	8.2	355
Buckeye on-Line School for Success	0	0	549
Utica Shale Academy of Ohio	0	0	104
East Liverpool High School	0	0	522
Lacroft Elementary School	0	0	345
North Elementary School	0	0	405
Westgate Middle School	0	0	301
East Liverpool Junior High School	0	0	288
East Palestine High School	0	0	252
East Palestine Middle School	0	0	269
Buckeye Elementary School	0	0	429
Reilly Elementary School	0	0	261
Salem Junior High School	0	0	312
Salem High School	0	0	632
Southeast Elementary School	0	0	294
Daw Elementary School	0	0	182
Wellsville Jr. Senior High School	0	0	228
Columbiana High School	0	0	299
South Side Middle School	0	0	315
Leetonia Junior-Senior High School	0	0	225
Leetonia Elementary K-6	0	0	259
David Anderson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	371
Beaver Local Middle School	0	0	554
Beaver Local High School	0	0	469
Beaver Local Elementary School	0	0	635
Crestview High School	0	0	312
Crestview Middle School	0	0	383
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	455
Southern Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	419
United Elementary School	0	0	481
United High School	0	0	577