South Ohio News

There were 62 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Gallia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 44.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Gallia County welcomed 3,910 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Gallia County, Gallia Academy High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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.

School name	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gallia Academy High School	3.7	437
Vinton Elementary School	3.7	348
Washington Elementary School	2.9	419
Gallia Academy Middle School	2.5	446
River Valley Middle School	2.8	354
Addaville Elementary School	0	322
River Valley High School	0	342
Green Elementary School	0	296
Hannan Trace Elementary School	0	243
Rio Grande Elementary School	0	246
Southwestern Elementary School	0	160
South Gallia High School	0	125
South Gallia Middle School	0	117
Southern Ohio Digital Academy	0	55