South Ohio News

There were 798 sixth grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Intermediate School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 209 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Intermediate School	209	28	747
Unioto Middle School	160	33.2	482
Zane Trace Middle School	103	28.6	360
Adena Middle School	100	36.1	277
Huntington Middle School	88	27.5	320
Southeastern Middle School	76	26	292
Paint Valley Middle School	62	38	163
Zane Trace Elementary School	0	0	490
Huntington Elementary School	0	0	414
Southeastern Elementary School	0	0	379
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	542
Chillicothe High School	0	0	761
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Adena High School	0	0	262
Huntington High School	0	0	267
Paint Valley High School	0	0	214
Southeastern High School	0	0	234
Unioto High School	0	0	511
Zane Trace High School	0	0	312
Buckskin Elementary School	0	0	221
Paint Valley Elementary School	0	0	362
Adena Elementary School	0	0	562
Unioto Elementary School	0	0	1,026