South Ohio News

There were 142 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Unioto Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 61 students.

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

Statewide, Ross County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,786 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 37th 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
Unioto Elementary School	61	6	1,020
Adena Elementary School	55	11.1	495
Paint Valley Elementary School	26	6.7	390
Chillicothe High School	0	0	799
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	562
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	394
Chillicothe Intermediate School	0	0	768
Buckskin Elementary School	0	0	198
Adena High School	0	0	268
Adena Middle School	0	0	375
Huntington Elementary School	0	0	402
Huntington High School	0	0	236
Huntington Middle School	0	0	351
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	157
Paint Valley High School	0	0	239
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	299
Southeastern Elementary School	0	0	365
Southeastern High School	0	0	246
Unioto High School	0	0	516
Unioto Middle School	0	0	490
Zane Trace Elementary School	0	0	469
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	392
Zane Trace High School	0	0	349