South Ohio News

There were 168 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Unioto Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 64 students.

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

Statewide, Ross County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,575 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 36th 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
Unioto Elementary School	64	6.2	1,026
Adena Elementary School	49	8.7	562
Paint Valley Elementary School	33	9.1	362
Southeastern Elementary School	22	5.8	379
Zane Trace High School	0	0	312
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	360
Zane Trace Elementary School	0	0	490
Unioto Middle School	0	0	482
Unioto High School	0	0	511
Southeastern High School	0	0	234
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	292
Paint Valley High School	0	0	214
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	163
Huntington Middle School	0	0	320
Huntington High School	0	0	267
Huntington Elementary School	0	0	414
Adena Middle School	0	0	277
Adena High School	0	0	262
Buckskin Elementary School	0	0	221
Chillicothe Intermediate School	0	0	747
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	542
Chillicothe High School	0	0	761