South Ohio News

In the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of students enrolled in Highland County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 6,548 students in the halls of Highland County schools, comprised of 3,310 male students (50.5%) and 3,238 female pupils (49.5%).

During the previous school year, Highland County’s student body consisted of 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

Across the state, 51.2% of students were male and 48.8% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Bright Elementary School	51.6%	48.4%	459
Fairfield Local Elementary School	48.9%	51.1%	446
Fairfield Local High School	45.2%	54.8%	250
Fairfield Local Middle School	49.2%	50.8%	199
Greenfield Elementary School	49.1%	50.9%	574
Greenfield Middle School	49.8%	50.3%	400
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	52.7%	47.3%	442
Hillsboro High School	49.4%	50.6%	632
Hillsboro Intermediate School	53.5%	46.5%	316
Hillsboro Middle School	54.1%	45.9%	482
Hillsboro Primary School	56.3%	43.7%	311
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	52.6%	47.4%	523
Lynchburg-Clay High School	49.5%	50.5%	301
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	54.7%	45.3%	234
McClain High School	46.7%	53.3%	527
Rainsboro Elementary School	44.7%	55.3%	197
Whiteoak High School	50.6%	49.4%	174
Whiteoak Junior High School	48.1%	51.9%	81