South Ohio News

There were 662 fourth grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ironton Elementary School welcomed most of the fourth grade students in the county, registering 109 students.

Within Lawrence County schools, the highest student count was found in second grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Lawrence County ranked 39th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,302 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 39th 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ironton Elementary School	109	17.6	621
Rock Hill Elementary School	101	13.8	731
Fairland West Elementary School	101	31.7	319
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	99	16.6	598
Chesapeake Elementary School	80	16.3	490
Symmes Valley Elementary School	60	10.6	566
South Point Elementary School	59	15.6	378
Burlington Elementary School	53	16.1	329
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	336
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	0	0	81
Ironton Middle School	0	0	300
Ironton High School	0	0	365
Chesapeake High School	0	0	252
Chesapeake Middle School	0	0	368
Dawson-Bryant High School	0	0	287
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Fairland High School	0	0	347
Fairland Middle School	0	0	334
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	262
Rock Hill Senior High School	0	0	289
South Point High School	0	0	322
South Point Middle School	0	0	311
Symmes Valley High School	0	0	161