South Ohio News

There were 615 seventh 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.

South Point Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 105 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
South Point Middle School	105	33.8	311
Fairland Middle School	97	29	334
Dawson-Bryant Middle School	93	36.2	257
Chesapeake Middle School	92	25	368
Ironton Middle School	91	30.3	300
Rock Hill Middle School	89	34	262
Symmes Valley Elementary School	48	8.5	566
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
Symmes Valley High School	0	0	161
South Point High School	0	0	322
Rock Hill Senior High School	0	0	289
Fairland High School	0	0	347
Dawson-Bryant High School	0	0	287
Chesapeake High School	0	0	252
Ironton High School	0	0	365
Tri-State STEM+M. Early College High School	0	0	81
Fairland East Elementary School	0	0	336
Chesapeake Elementary School	0	0	490