South Ohio News

There were 344 kindergarten students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Oak Hill Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 93 students.

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

Statewide, Jackson County ranked 68th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,552 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 68th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Oak Hill Elementary School	93	15.4	604
Bundy Elementary School	88	29.7	296
Jackson Southview Elementary School	59	15.4	382
Jackson Northview Elementary School	53	14.1	375
Jackson Westview Elementary School	51	12.9	396
Jackson High School	0	0	560
Jackson Middle School	0	0	523
Wellston Middle School	0	0	297
Wellston Intermediate School	0	0	289
Wellston High School	0	0	322
Oak Hill Middle/High School	0	0	509