South Ohio News

There were 340 second grade students enrolled in Guernsey County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Cambridge Primary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 123 students.

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

Statewide, Guernsey County ranked 71st in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,327 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 71st 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 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Cambridge Primary School	123	27.1	454
Buckeye Trail Elementary School	70	14.9	471
Byesville Elementary School	61	29.2	209
Secrest Elementary School	51	28.2	181
Pike Elementary School	35	28.7	122
Cambridge Middle School	0	0	401
Cambridge High School	0	0	519
Cambridge Intermediate School	0	0	407
Brook Intermediate School	0	0	318
Meadowbrook High School	0	0	404
Meadowbrook Middle School	0	0	357
Buckeye Trail Middle School	0	0	221
Buckeye Trail High School	0	0	265