South Ohio News

There were 798 eighth grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 206 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Middle School	206	52.3	394
Unioto Middle School	161	32.9	490
Zane Trace Middle School	106	27	392
Huntington Middle School	104	29.6	351
Adena Middle School	95	25.3	375
Southeastern Middle School	80	26.8	299
Paint Valley Middle School	46	29.3	157
Chillicothe Intermediate School	0	0	768
Unioto Elementary School	0	0	1,020
Paint Valley Elementary School	0	0	390
Buckskin Elementary School	0	0	198
Adena Elementary School	0	0	495
Zane Trace Elementary School	0	0	469
Southeastern Elementary School	0	0	365
Huntington Elementary School	0	0	402
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	562
Chillicothe High School	0	0	799
Adena High School	0	0	268
Huntington High School	0	0	236
Paint Valley High School	0	0	239
Southeastern High School	0	0	246
Unioto High School	0	0	516
Zane Trace High School	0	0	349