South Ohio News

There were 675 eighth grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Point Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 124 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Point Middle School	124	37.2	333
Fairland Middle School	112	33.1	338
Rock Hill Middle School	102	36.3	281
Ironton Middle School	99	33.9	292
Chesapeake Middle School	91	23.9	380
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	86	33.5	257
Symmes Valley Elementary School	61	10.6	573
Fairland West Elementary School	0	0	347
Ironton Elementary School	0	0	657
Rock Hill Elementary School	0	0	716
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	0	0	570
South Point Elementary School	0	0	371
Burlington Elementary School	0	0	319
Chesapeake Elementary School	0	0	490
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	349
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	0	0	69
Ironton High School	0	0	371
Chesapeake High School	0	0	258
Dawson-Bryant High School	0	0	293
Fairland High School	0	0	380
Rock Hill Senior High School	0	0	283
South Point High School	0	0	323
Symmes Valley High School	0	0	162