Butler County schools welcomed 3,612 kindergarten students in 2023-24 school year

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By Butler County Today

Jun 22, 2025

There were 3,612 kindergarten students enrolled in Butler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Creekside Early Childhood School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 243 students.

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

Statewide, Butler County ranked seventh in enrollment numbers, with a total of 54,314 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked seventh 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.

Butler County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Kindergarten Enrollment in Butler County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School name	# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Creekside Early Childhood School	243	32.2	755
Hopewell Early Childhood School	231	31	744
Edgewood Early Childhood Center	215	67.4	319
Wyandot Early Childhood School	215	32.5	661
Heritage Early Childhood School	207	32.7	633
Monroe Primary School	182	38.7	470
Shawnee Early Childhood School	176	27.4	643
Liberty Early Childhood School	118	26	453
Crawford Woods Elementary School	104	17.8	585
Highland Elementary School	101	14.2	709
Madison Elementary School	101	14.5	697
Rosa Parks Elementary School	96	17	564
Brookwood Elementary School	86	14.3	603
Linden Elementary School	85	13.2	643
Mayfield Elementary School	83	16.7	498
Kramer Elementary School	81	15.4	526
Fairfield Central Elementary School	80	10.4	767
Riverview Elementary School	78	11.7	666
Fairwood Elementary School	77	12	640
Ridgeway Elementary School	73	10.5	697
Creekview Elementary School	72	18.1	397
Bogan Elementary School	71	15.2	467
Wildwood Elementary School	71	17.9	397
Fairfield Compass Elementary School	70	9.8	713
Bridgeport Elementary School	63	11.5	550
Amanda Elementary School	60	16.1	372
Elda Elementary School	60	18	333
Morgan Elementary School	56	14.4	388
Miller Ridge Elementary School	55	14.4	383
Maude Marshall Elementary School	53	15	354
Fairfield West Elementary School	51	6.2	819
Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School	50	14.5	344
Fairfield South Elementary School	48	6.8	701
Fairfield North Elementary School	41	7	589
New Miami Elementary School	40	12.5	320
Fairfield East Elementary School	40	6.6	606
Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy	39	12.7	307
Richard Allen Academy	27	26.5	102
Summit Acdy Comm School for Alternative Learners of Middletown	13	12.9	101
Talawanda High School	0	0	759
Miami School	0	0	147
Garfield Middle School	0	0	784
Independence Elementary School	0	0	591
Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	0	0	65
Adena Elementary School	0	0	703
Hopewell Junior School	0	0	471
Union Elementary School	0	0	661
Lakota West High School	0	0	2,464
Liberty Junior School	0	0	687
Lakota Ridge Junior School	0	0	667
Endeavor Elementary School	0	0	710
Lakota East High School	0	0	2,209
Crossroads Middle School	0	0	1,052
Creekside Middle School	0	0	1,062
Madison High School	0	0	403
Madison Junior High School	0	0	346
Lakota Plains Junior School	0	0	699
Fairfield High School	0	0	1,840
Fairfield Freshman High School	0	0	700
VanGorden Elementary School	0	0	656
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	754
Talawanda Middle School	0	0	674
Ross High School	0	0	602
Marshall High School	0	0	627
Ross Middle School	0	0	661
Monroe Junior High School	0	0	387
Monroe High School	0	0	707
Monroe Elementary School	0	0	1,126
Ross Intermediate School	0	0	376
Edgewood Primary School	0	0	488
Edgewood High School	0	0	948
Edgewood Intermediate School	0	0	771
Middletown Middle School	0	0	863
New Miami High School	0	0	155
New Miami Middle School	0	0	116
Middletown High School	0	0	1,456
Highview 6th Grade Center	0	0	414
Freedom Elementary School	0	0	711
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	660
Wilson Middle School	0	0	536
Cherokee Elementary School	0	0	807
Hamilton High School	0	0	2,186