South Ohio News

There were 42 Hispanic students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 31.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Highland County welcomed 6,546 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Highland County, Hillsboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 students.

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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro High School	2.5	632
Hillsboro Middle School	2.9	483
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	2.7	441
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	316
Bright Elementary School	0	459
McClain High School	0	527
Greenfield Elementary School	0	573
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	0	523
Hillsboro Primary School	0	310
Greenfield Middle School	0	400
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	0	234
Rainsboro Elementary School	0	197
Fairfield Local Elementary School	0	447
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	301
Fairfield Local High School	0	249
Fairfield Local Middle School	0	199
Whiteoak High School	0	173
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	82