South Ohio News

There were 809 ninth grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 215 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe High School	215	26.9	799
Unioto High School	170	32.9	516
Zane Trace High School	94	26.9	349
Paint Valley High School	86	36	239
Southeastern High School	85	34.6	246
Adena High School	81	30.2	268
Huntington High School	78	33.1	236
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	394
Unioto Middle School	0	0	490
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	392
Huntington Middle School	0	0	351
Adena Middle School	0	0	375
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	299
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	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