South Ohio News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Ross County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 9,786 students attending Ross County schools, 87.5% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 6.7% of Ross County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Ross County, representing 88% of the student body.

Chillicothe High School had the most diverse student body in Ross County including Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.4% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Paint Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.1%	240
Huntington High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.6%	236
Buckskin Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.5%	198
Southeastern High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.3%	246
Paint Valley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.4%	390
Southeastern Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	299
Zane Trace High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	350
Paint Valley Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	157
Southeastern Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	364
Huntington Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	352
Zane Trace Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	393
Huntington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	403
Zane Trace Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	470
Adena High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	270
Adena Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	375
Adena Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.9%	495
Unioto Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89%	489
Unioto High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.6%	517
Unioto Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.8%	1,019
Chillicothe High School	Non-Hispanic White	76.5%	799
Chillicothe Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	73.6%	768
Chillicothe Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.5%	562
Chillicothe Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	71.1%	394