The Richland Source recently surveyed 510 students with 216 in 12th grade and 294 in either fourth and fifth grades.
Among other questions, students were asked: “Do you like your hometown?”
See the full results below.
High School Students: Do you like your hometown?
| High School | Yes (number) | Yes (percent) | No (number) | No (percent) | Total |
| Galion | 13 | 76% | 4 | 24% | 17 |
| Mansfield | 11 | 69% | 5 | 31% | 16 |
| Crestview | 31 | 84% | 6 | 16% | 37 |
| Lucas | 19 | 86% | 3 | 14% | 22 |
| Crestline | 12 | 86% | 2 | 14% | 14 |
| Shelby | 42 | 84% | 8 | 16% | 50 |
| Ontario | 19 | 86% | 3 | 14% | 22 |
| Madison | 19 | 50% | 19 | 50% | 38 |
| Lexington | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Total | 166 | 77% | 50 | 23% | 216 |
Survey methods varied by school.
Elementary School Students: Do you like your hometown?
| Elementary School | Yes (number) | Yes (percent) | No (number) | No (percent) | Skipped (number) | Total |
| Galion | 12 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 12 |
| Mansfield | 58 | 92% | 5 | 8% | 0 | 63 |
| Crestview | 71 | 90% | 6 | 8% | 2 | 79 |
| Lucas | 19 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 19 |
| Crestline | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Shelby | 34 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 34 |
| Ontario | 71 | 95% | 4 | 5% | 0 | 75 |
| Madison | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Lexington | 12 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 277 | 94% | 15 | 5% | 2 | 294 |
Like with the high school results, survey methods varied by school.
To read more about the survey, see Where the Self Image Problem Begins: A Series of Student Surveys.