South Ohio News

There were 411 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Rock Hill Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 105 students.

Within Lawrence County schools, the highest student count was found in first grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Lawrence County ranked 39th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,414 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 39th 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Rock Hill Elementary School	105	14.7	716
Symmes Valley Elementary School	58	10.1	573
Ironton Elementary School	56	8.5	657
Chesapeake Elementary School	54	11	490
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	47	8.2	570
Fairland East Elementary School	38	10.9	349
Burlington Elementary School	35	11	319
South Point Elementary School	18	4.9	371
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	0	0	69
Ironton Middle School	0	0	292
Ironton High School	0	0	371
Chesapeake High School	0	0	258
Chesapeake Middle School	0	0	380
Dawson-Bryant High School	0	0	293
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Fairland West Elementary School	0	0	347
Fairland High School	0	0	380
Fairland Middle School	0	0	338
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	281
Rock Hill Senior High School	0	0	283
South Point High School	0	0	323
South Point Middle School	0	0	333
Symmes Valley High School	0	0	162