South Ohio News

There were 320 seventh grade students enrolled in Guernsey County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Cambridge Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 131 students.

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

Statewide, Guernsey County ranked 72nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,219 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 71st 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
Cambridge Middle School	131	33	397
Meadowbrook Middle School	124	36.7	338
Buckeye Trail Middle School	65	27.8	234
Cambridge Intermediate School	0	0	370
Brook Intermediate School	0	0	339
Buckeye Trail Elementary School	0	0	443
Cambridge Primary School	0	0	465
Byesville Elementary School	0	0	211
Secrest Elementary School	0	0	146
Pike Elementary School	0	0	108
Cambridge High School	0	0	484
Meadowbrook High School	0	0	405
Buckeye Trail High School	0	0	260