South Ohio News

There were 688 ninth grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fairland High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 115 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fairland High School	115	30.3	380
South Point High School	111	34.4	323
Dawson-Bryant High School	103	35.2	293
Rock Hill Senior High School	101	35.7	283
Chesapeake High School	92	35.7	258
Ironton High School	91	24.5	371
Symmes Valley High School	58	35.8	162
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	17	24.6	69
South Point Middle School	0	0	333
Fairland Middle School	0	0	338
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	281
Ironton Middle School	0	0	292
Chesapeake Middle School	0	0	380
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Symmes Valley Elementary School	0	0	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