South Ohio News

There were 483 fifth grade students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hillsboro Intermediate School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 158 students.

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

Statewide, Highland County ranked 52nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,456 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 52nd 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hillsboro Intermediate School	158	51.1	309
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	90	17.8	506
Greenfield Elementary School	74	13.3	558
Bright Elementary School	70	15.9	440
Fairfield Local Elementary School	57	13.3	430
Rainsboro Elementary School	34	15.9	214
Hillsboro Primary School	0	0	355
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	0	0	435
Hillsboro High School	0	0	607
Hillsboro Middle School	0	0	486
McClain High School	0	0	544
Greenfield Middle School	0	0	377
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	0	86
Whiteoak High School	0	0	165
Fairfield Local High School	0	0	238
Fairfield Local Middle School	0	0	206
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	0	267
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	0	0	229