South Ohio News

There were 718 eighth grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 193 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Middle School	193	51.3	376
Unioto Middle School	156	32.4	482
Adena Middle School	89	32.1	277
Huntington Middle School	82	25.6	320
Zane Trace Middle School	79	21.9	360
Southeastern Middle School	70	24	292
Paint Valley Middle School	49	30.1	163
Chillicothe Intermediate School	0	0	747
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
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