South Ohio News

There were 554 10th grade students enrolled in Brown County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Western Brown High School welcomed most of the 10th grade students in the county, registering 228 students.

Within Brown County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Brown County ranked 55th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,071 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 56th the year before.

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 10th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Western Brown High School	228	31.3	728
Eastern High School	110	43.7	252
Georgetown Junior-Senior High School	73	18.9	387
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School	73	32.2	227
Fayetteville-Perry High School	70	33.2	211
Mt. Orab Middle School	0	0	617
Eastern Middle School	0	0	237
Hamersville Elementary School	0	0	578
Fayetteville-Perry Middle School	0	0	161
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Middle School	0	0	79
Georgetown Elementary School	0	0	547
Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School	0	0	392
Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School	0	0	345
Sardinia Elementary School	0	0	274
Russellville Elementary School	0	0	265
Mt. Orab Primary Elementary School	0	0	764