South Ohio News

There were 664 ninth grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

South Point High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 111 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Point High School	111	34.5	322
Fairland High School	103	29.7	347
Rock Hill Senior High School	101	34.9	289
Ironton High School	96	26.3	365
Dawson-Bryant High School	84	29.3	287
Chesapeake High School	83	32.9	252
Symmes Valley High School	58	36	161
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	28	34.6	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