South Ohio News

There were 507 10th grade students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Western Brown High School welcomed most of the 10th grade students in the county, registering 220 students.

Within Brown County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Brown County ranked 56th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,126 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 56th the year before.

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 10th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Western Brown High School	220	29.3	750
Eastern High School	90	29.1	309
Georgetown Junior-Senior High School	76	19.2	395
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School	71	34.8	204
Fayetteville-Perry High School	50	25.4	197
Mt. Orab Middle School	0	0	609
Hamersville Elementary School	0	0	587
Fayetteville-Perry Middle School	0	0	176
Eastern Middle School	0	0	233
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Middle School	0	0	196
Georgetown Elementary School	0	0	557
Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School	0	0	352
Sardinia Elementary School	0	0	272
Russellville Elementary School	0	0	259
Mt. Orab Primary Elementary School	0	0	751
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School	0	0	274