South Ohio News

There were 104 kindergarten students enrolled in Vinton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 13.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Central Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 37 students.

Within Vinton County schools, the highest student count was found in 10th grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Vinton County ranked 85th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,663 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was ranked 84th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Central Elementary School	37	11.6	320
South Elementary School	34	14.6	233
West Elementary School	33	13.1	252
Vinton County High School	0	0	472
Vinton County Middle School	0	0	384