South Ohio News

There were 786 first grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Primary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 189 students.

Within Ross County schools, the highest student count was found in sixth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Ross County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 9,575 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 36th 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Primary School	189	34.9	542
Unioto Elementary School	162	15.8	1,026
Huntington Elementary School	90	21.7	414
Adena Elementary School	89	15.8	562
Southeastern Elementary School	89	23.5	379
Zane Trace Elementary School	83	16.9	490
Paint Valley Elementary School	47	13	362
Buckskin Elementary School	37	16.7	221
Zane Trace High School	0	0	312
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	360
Unioto Middle School	0	0	482
Unioto High School	0	0	511
Southeastern High School	0	0	234
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	292
Paint Valley High School	0	0	214
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	163
Huntington Middle School	0	0	320
Huntington High School	0	0	267
Adena Middle School	0	0	277
Adena High School	0	0	262
Chillicothe Intermediate School	0	0	747
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Chillicothe High School	0	0	761