South Ohio News

There were 300 seventh grade students enrolled in Gallia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Gallia Academy Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 141 students.

Within Gallia County schools, the highest student count was found in second grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 11th grade.

Statewide, Gallia County ranked 76th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 3,910 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 74th 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Gallia Academy Middle School	141	31.6	446
River Valley Middle School	118	33.3	354
South Gallia Middle School	41	35	117
Vinton Elementary School	0	0	347
Washington Elementary School	0	0	420
Addaville Elementary School	0	0	322
Rio Grande Elementary School	0	0	247
Green Elementary School	0	0	296
Hannan Trace Elementary School	0	0	243
Southwestern Elementary School	0	0	159
Gallia Academy High School	0	0	437
South Gallia High School	0	0	126
River Valley High School	0	0	342
Southern Ohio Digital Academy	0	0	21