South Ohio News

There were 502 sixth grade students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hillsboro Middle School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 162 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hillsboro Middle School	162	33.3	486
Greenfield Middle School	124	32.9	377
Lynchburg-Clay Middle School	86	37.6	229
Fairfield Local Middle School	75	36.4	206
Bright Elementary School	55	12.5	440
Fairfield Local Elementary School	0	0	430
Rainsboro Elementary School	0	0	214
Hillsboro Primary School	0	0	355
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	0	0	435
Hillsboro High School	0	0	607
Greenfield Elementary School	0	0	558
McClain High School	0	0	544
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	0	0	506
Whiteoak Junior High School	0	0	86
Whiteoak High School	0	0	165
Fairfield Local High School	0	0	238
Lynchburg-Clay High School	0	0	267
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	0	309