Youngstown Times

There were 244 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Columbiana County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% 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 76 students.

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

Statewide, Columbiana County ranked 29th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 12,745 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 29th 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	76	18.7	406
Joshua Dixon Elementary School	59	14.8	399
Southern Local Elementary School	44	11.5	383
Garfield Elementary School	40	19.5	205
McKinley Elementary School	25	7.7	325
Buckeye on-Line School for Success	0	0	514
South Side Middle School	0	0	295
Leetonia Junior-Senior High School	0	0	213
Leetonia Elementary K-6	0	0	275
David Anderson Junior-Senior High School	0	0	380
Beaver Local Middle School	0	0	550
Beaver Local High School	0	0	495
Beaver Local Elementary School	0	0	619
Crestview High School	0	0	303
Crestview Middle School	0	0	375
Crestview Elementary School	0	0	434
Southern Local Junior-Senior High School	0	0	396
United Elementary School	0	0	439
United High School	0	0	547
Utica Shale Academy of Ohio	0	0	128
East Liverpool High School	0	0	558
Lacroft Elementary School	0	0	336
North Elementary School	0	0	382
Westgate Middle School	0	0	292
East Liverpool Junior High School	0	0	305
East Palestine High School	0	0	264
East Palestine Middle School	0	0	269
Buckeye Elementary School	0	0	431
Reilly Elementary School	0	0	268
Salem Junior High School	0	0	284
Salem High School	0	0	637
Southeast Elementary School	0	0	286
Daw Elementary School	0	0	196
Wellsville Jr. Senior High School	0	0	243
Columbiana High School	0	0	292