2023-24 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Ross County schools?

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By South Ohio News

Dec 21, 2024

There were 9,575 students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county's student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 87.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Ross County schools, followed by multiracial students with 7%, 2.1% Black, Non-Hispanic students, 1.6% Hispanic students and 0.1% Asian or Pacific Islander students.

Unioto Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Ross County's 23 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 1,026 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 Ross County Schools Over 3 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Ross County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Unioto Elementary School	1,019	1,026	0.7
Chillicothe High School	799	761	-4.8
Chillicothe Intermediate School	768	747	-2.7
Adena Elementary School	495	561	13.3
Chillicothe Primary School	562	542	-3.6
Unioto High School	517	511	-1.2
Zane Trace Elementary School	470	490	4.3
Unioto Middle School	489	482	-1.4
Huntington Elementary School	403	414	2.7
Southeastern Elementary School	364	378	3.8
Chillicothe Middle School	394	376	-4.6
Paint Valley Elementary School	390	362	-7.2
Zane Trace Middle School	393	361	-8.1
Huntington Middle School	352	319	-9.4
Zane Trace High School	350	311	-11.1
Southeastern Middle School	299	291	-2.7
Adena Middle School	375	277	-26.1
Huntington High School	236	267	13.1
Adena High School	270	263	-2.6
Southeastern High School	246	236	-4.1
Buckskin Elementary School	198	221	11.6
Paint Valley High School	240	215	-10.4
Paint Valley Middle School	157	164	4.5