South Ohio News

There were 449 third grade students enrolled in Highland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hillsboro Primary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 161 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hillsboro Primary School	161	45.4	355
Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School	74	14.6	506
Fairfield Local Elementary School	67	15.6	430
Greenfield Elementary School	66	11.8	558
Bright Elementary School	46	10.5	440
Rainsboro Elementary School	35	16.4	214
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	0	0	435
Hillsboro High School	0	0	607
Hillsboro Intermediate School	0	0	309
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