South Ohio News

There were 3,910 students enrolled in Gallia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 52% of the county's student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 92.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Gallia County schools, followed by multiracial students with 3.3% and 1.6% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Gallia Academy Middle School had the highest enrollment among Gallia County's 14 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 446 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Gallia Academy Middle School	469	446	-4.9
Gallia Academy High School	434	437	0.7
Washington Elementary School	435	419	-3.7
River Valley Middle School	361	354	-1.9
Vinton Elementary School	364	348	-4.4
River Valley High School	353	342	-3.1
Addaville Elementary School	328	322	-1.8
Green Elementary School	291	296	1.7
Rio Grande Elementary School	261	246	-5.7
Hannan Trace Elementary School	255	243	-4.7
Southwestern Elementary School	169	160	-5.3
South Gallia High School	133	125	-6
South Gallia Middle School	115	117	1.7
Southern Ohio Digital Academy	62	55	-11.3