South Ohio News

There were 321 seventh grade students enrolled in Gallia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Gallia Academy Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 160 students.

Within Gallia County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Gallia County ranked 74th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,030 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 74th 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Gallia Academy Middle School	160	34.1	469
River Valley Middle School	122	33.7	362
South Gallia Middle School	39	33.9	115
Washington Elementary School	0	0	435
Vinton Elementary School	0	0	365
Addaville Elementary School	0	0	327
Rio Grande Elementary School	0	0	261
Hannan Trace Elementary School	0	0	256
Green Elementary School	0	0	291
Southwestern Elementary School	0	0	169
Gallia Academy High School	0	0	434
South Gallia High School	0	0	133
River Valley High School	0	0	354
Southern Ohio Digital Academy	0	0	29