How many students were enrolled in Lawrence County schools for 2023-24 school year?

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By South Ohio News

Dec 15, 2024

There were 8,302 students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county's student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 92.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lawrence County schools, followed by multiracial students with 3.6%, 1.2% Black, Non-Hispanic students and 0.4% Hispanic students.

Rock Hill Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Lawrence County's 23 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 730 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.

Enrollment in Lawrence County Schools Over 3 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Lawrence County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Rock Hill Elementary School	716	730	2
Ironton Elementary School	657	620	-5.6
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	572	597	4.4
Symmes Valley Elementary School	573	568	-0.9
Chesapeake Elementary School	491	491	0
South Point Elementary School	370	378	2.2
Chesapeake Middle School	379	367	-3.2
Ironton High School	371	365	-1.6
Fairland High School	380	347	-8.7
Fairland East Elementary School	349	337	-3.4
Fairland Middle School	337	334	-0.9
Burlington Elementary School	319	327	2.5
South Point High School	324	322	-0.6
Fairland West Elementary School	347	319	-8.1
South Point Middle School	332	310	-6.6
Ironton Middle School	292	300	2.7
Rock Hill Senior High School	283	289	2.1
Dawson-Bryant High School	294	287	-2.4
Rock Hill Middle School	282	261	-7.4
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	256	257	0.4
Chesapeake High School	258	253	-1.9
Symmes Valley High School	162	162	0
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	70	81	15.7