South Ohio News

There were 388 11th grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ironton High School welcomed most of the 11th grade students in the county, registering 92 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 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ironton High School	92	25.2	365
Fairland High School	73	21	347
Rock Hill Senior High School	59	20.4	289
South Point High School	51	15.8	322
Dawson-Bryant High School	38	13.2	287
Chesapeake High School	35	13.9	252
Symmes Valley High School	27	16.8	161
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	13	16	81
Fairland West Elementary School	0	0	319
Rock Hill Elementary School	0	0	731
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	0	0	598
Ironton Elementary School	0	0	621
South Point Elementary School	0	0	378
Burlington Elementary School	0	0	329
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	336
Chesapeake Elementary School	0	0	490
Symmes Valley Elementary School	0	0	566
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	262
Ironton Middle School	0	0	300
South Point Middle School	0	0	311
Chesapeake Middle School	0	0	368
Fairland Middle School	0	0	334