South Ohio News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Highland County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 6,456 students attending Highland County schools, 91.9% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 4.5% of Highland County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Highland County, representing 92.5% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.4% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Lynchburg-Clay High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.9%	267
Whiteoak High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.8%	166
Fairfield Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	430
Fairfield Local Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	206
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	506
Greenfield Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	378
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	230
Greenfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.8%	558
Bright Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	438
Fairfield Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	92%	238
Whiteoak Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	92%	87
McClain High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.9%	545
Hillsboro Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	90.6%	487
Rainsboro Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	215
Hillsboro Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	89%	355
Hillsboro High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.1%	607
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	Non-Hispanic White	87.6%	435
Hillsboro Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	87.3%	308