South Ohio News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Lawrence 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 8,302 students attending Lawrence County schools, 92.7% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.6% of Lawrence County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Lawrence County, representing 92.6% of the student body.

Ironton Elementary School had the most diverse student body in Lawrence County including non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.3% 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
Rock Hill Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	99.2%	261
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.8%	81
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98.3%	597
Rock Hill Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.9%	289
Dawson-Bryant High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.9%	287
Rock Hill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.8%	730
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.7%	257
Symmes Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.5%	162
Symmes Valley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.8%	568
Chesapeake High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	253
Chesapeake Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	367
Fairland West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	319
Fairland High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	347
Fairland Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	334
Fairland East Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.6%	337
Chesapeake Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.4%	491
South Point Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.4%	378
Burlington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.4%	327
South Point Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.1%	310
Ironton Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	300
Ironton High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.1%	365
Ironton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.7%	620
South Point High School	Non-Hispanic White	79.8%	322