South Ohio News

There were 4,552 students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county's student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 96.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jackson County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 0.2%.

Oak Hill Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Jackson County's 11 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 589 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
Oak Hill Elementary School	604	589	-2.5
Oak Hill Middle/High School	509	533	4.7
Jackson High School	560	524	-6.4
Jackson Middle School	522	517	-1
Jackson Westview Elementary School	395	405	2.5
Jackson Northview Elementary School	376	405	7.7
Jackson Southview Elementary School	381	366	-3.9
Bundy Elementary School	296	342	15.5
Wellston High School	322	311	-3.4
Wellston Middle School	298	281	-5.7
Wellston Intermediate School	289	279	-3.5