South Ohio News

In the 2023-24 school year, 50.6% of students enrolled in Highland County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 6,454 students in the halls of Highland County schools, comprised of 3,264 male students (50.6%) and 3,190 female pupils (49.4%).

During the previous school year, Highland County’s student body consisted of 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Bright Elementary School	52.5%	47.5%	438
Fairfield Local Elementary School	47.1%	52.9%	431
Fairfield Local High School	42.4%	57.6%	238
Fairfield Local Middle School	52.4%	47.6%	206
Greenfield Elementary School	50.2%	49.8%	558
Greenfield Middle School	50.5%	49.5%	378
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	54.3%	45.7%	435
Hillsboro High School	50.2%	49.8%	607
Hillsboro Intermediate School	56.5%	43.5%	308
Hillsboro Middle School	52.8%	47.2%	487
Hillsboro Primary School	51.3%	48.7%	355
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	51.2%	48.8%	506
Lynchburg-Clay High School	48.7%	51.3%	267
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	56.3%	43.7%	229
McClain High School	47.7%	52.3%	545
Rainsboro Elementary School	43.5%	56.5%	214
Whiteoak High School	51.8%	48.2%	166
Whiteoak Junior High School	46.5%	53.5%	86