South Ohio News

There were 609 fifth grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Fairland West Elementary School welcomed most of the fifth grade students in the county, registering 117 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Fairland West Elementary School	117	36.7	319
Rock Hill Elementary School	99	13.5	731
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	92	15.4	598
Ironton Elementary School	87	14	621
Chesapeake Middle School	82	22.3	368
South Point Elementary School	53	14	378
Symmes Valley Elementary School	47	8.3	566
Burlington Elementary School	32	9.7	329
Symmes Valley High School	0	0	161
South Point Middle School	0	0	311
South Point High School	0	0	322
Rock Hill Senior High School	0	0	289
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	262
Fairland Middle School	0	0	334
Fairland High School	0	0	347
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Dawson-Bryant High School	0	0	287
Chesapeake High School	0	0	252
Ironton High School	0	0	365
Ironton Middle School	0	0	300
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	0	0	81
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	336
Chesapeake Elementary School	0	0	490