South Ohio News

There were 383 12th grade students enrolled in Lawrence County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ironton High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 89 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ironton High School	89	24.4	365
Fairland High School	64	18.4	347
Dawson-Bryant High School	62	21.6	287
South Point High School	53	16.5	322
Chesapeake High School	44	17.5	252
Rock Hill Senior High School	34	11.8	289
Symmes Valley High School	20	12.4	161
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	17	21	81
Fairland Middle School	0	0	334
Chesapeake Middle School	0	0	368
South Point Middle School	0	0	311
Ironton Middle School	0	0	300
Rock Hill Middle School	0	0	262
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	0	0	257
Symmes Valley Elementary School	0	0	566
Chesapeake Elementary School	0	0	490
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	336
Burlington Elementary School	0	0	329
South Point Elementary School	0	0	378
Ironton Elementary School	0	0	621
Dawson-Bryant Elementary School	0	0	598
Rock Hill Elementary School	0	0	731
Fairland West Elementary School	0	0	319