South Ohio News

There were 5,930 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Highland County welcomed 6,456 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 91.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Highland County, Hillsboro High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 535 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Hillsboro High School	88.1	607
Greenfield Elementary School	92.8	558
McClain High School	91.9	545
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	94.3	506
Hillsboro Middle School	90.6	487
Fairfield Local Elementary School	95.6	430
Bright Elementary School	92.5	438
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	87.6	435
Greenfield Middle School	93.9	378
Hillsboro Primary School	89	355
Hillsboro Intermediate School	87.3	308
Lynchburg-Clay High School	95.9	267
Fairfield Local High School	92	238
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	93.9	230
Fairfield Local Middle School	95.6	206
Rainsboro Elementary School	90.2	215
Whiteoak High School	95.8	166
Whiteoak Junior High School	92	87