South Ohio News

There were 456 second grade students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hillsboro Primary School welcomed most of the second grade students in the county, registering 159 students.

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

Statewide, Highland County ranked 52nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,546 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 52nd 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
Hillsboro Primary School	159	51.3	310
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	75	14.3	524
Fairfield Local Elementary School	73	16.3	447
Greenfield Elementary School	69	12	573
Bright Elementary School	48	10.5	458
Rainsboro Elementary School	32	16.1	199
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	0	0	442
Hillsboro High School	0	0	632
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	0	316
Hillsboro Middle School	0	0	483
McClain High School	0	0	527
Greenfield Middle School	0	0	400
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	0	81
Whiteoak High School	0	0	174
Fairfield Local High School	0	0	249
Fairfield Local Middle School	0	0	199
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	0	301
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	0	0	235