South Ohio News

There were 317 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Greenfield Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 97 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Greenfield Elementary School	97	17.4	558
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	79	18.2	435
Bright Elementary School	49	11.1	440
Fairfield Local Elementary School	33	7.7	430
Rainsboro Elementary School	32	15	214
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	27	5.3	506
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	0	0	229
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	0	267
Fairfield Local Middle School	0	0	206
Fairfield Local High School	0	0	238
Whiteoak High School	0	0	165
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	0	86
Greenfield Middle School	0	0	377
McClain High School	0	0	544
Hillsboro Middle School	0	0	486
Hillsboro Primary School	0	0	355
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	0	309
Hillsboro High School	0	0	607