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There were 331 kindergarten students enrolled in Holmes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Millersburg Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 79 students.

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

Statewide, Holmes County ranked 79th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,376 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 79th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Millersburg Elementary School	79	20.6	384
Berlin Elementary School	56	17.1	328
Killbuck Elementary School	55	21.2	259
Nashville Elementary School	36	34.3	105
Winesburg Elementary School	31	17.4	178
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	21	10	211
Walnut Creek Elementary School	21	14.2	148
Holmesville Elementary School	19	18.8	101
Flat Ridge Elementary School	13	19.7	66
Hiland High School	0	0	379
Mt. Hope Elementary School	0	0	51
Wise Elementary School	0	0	70
Lakeville Elementary School	0	0	100
West Holmes Digital Academy	0	0	12
West Holmes High School	0	0	516
West Holmes Middle School	0	0	404