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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Lake County, Ohio

34 public schools in Lake County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Mckinley Elementary School leads the list at -26.0%, against a median of -14.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Ohio

Best Enrollment change

-26.0%

Median Enrollment change

-14.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · LAKE COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Mckinley Elementary School	Fairport Harbor, OH	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	323	239	-26.0%
2	South Elementary School	Madison, OH	Madison Local	677	506	-25.3%
3	Willowick Middle School	Willowick, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	538	404	-24.9%
4	Fairport Harding High School	Fairport Harbor, OH	Fairport Harbor Exempted Village	383	291	-24.0%
5	Willoughby Middle School	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	663	509	-23.2%
6	Edison Elementary School	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	695	543	-21.9%
7	South High School	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	1,249	995	-20.3%
8	Hopkins Elementary School	Mentor, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	571	466	-18.4%
9	Kirtland High School	Kirtland, OH	Kirtland Local	410	335	-18.3%
10	Grant Elementary School	Willoughby, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	633	518	-18.2%
11	Royalview Elementary School	Willowick, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	841	689	-18.1%
12	Madison Middle School	Madison, OH	Madison Local	737	605	-17.9%
13	Perry High School	Perry, OH	Perry Local	618	509	-17.6%
14	Kirtland Middle School	Kirtland, OH	Kirtland Local	316	262	-17.1%
15	Mentor High School	Mentor, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	2,666	2,217	-16.8%
16	Jefferson Elementary School	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	478	402	-15.9%
17	Lake Elementary School	Mentor On The Lake, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	318	272	-14.5%
18	Madison High School	Madison, OH	Madison Local	950	818	-13.9%
19	Eastlake Middle School	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	383	330	-13.8%
20	Perry Middle School	Perry, OH	Perry Local	513	443	-13.6%
21	Longfellow Elementary School	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	497	432	-13.1%
22	Riverside Jr/Sr High School	Painesville, OH	Riverside Local	1,805	1,578	-12.6%
23	Elm Street Elementary School	Painesville, OH	Painesville City Local	480	429	-10.6%
24	Orchard Hollow Elementary School	Mentor, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	395	359	-9.1%
25	North Elementary School	Madison, OH	Madison Local	625	572	-8.5%
26	Bellflower Elementary School	Mentor, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	501	465	-7.2%
27	North High School	Eastlake, OH	Willoughby-Eastlake City	1,320	1,231	-6.7%
28	Melridge Elementary School	Painesville, OH	Riverside Local	320	299	-6.6%
29	Chestnut Elementary School	Painesville, OH	Painesville City Local	454	425	-6.4%
30	Perry Elementary School	Perry, OH	Perry Local	560	538	-3.9%
31	Heritage Middle School	Painesville, OH	Painesville City Local	626	602	-3.8%
32	Henry F Lamuth Middle School	Painesville, OH	Riverside Local	730	703	-3.7%
33	Fairfax Elementary School	Mentor, OH	Mentor Exempted Village	314	310	-1.3%
34	Kirtland Elementary School	Kirtland, OH	Kirtland Local	456	452	-0.9%

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