South Ohio News

There were 801 seventh grade students enrolled in Scioto County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Wheelersburg Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 128 students.

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

Statewide, Scioto County ranked 35th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 10,090 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked 35th 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
Wheelersburg Middle School	128	21.4	599
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	117	19.3	606
Minford Middle School	103	22.9	450
Portsmouth West Middle School	100	27.5	364
Northwest Middle School	74	28.6	259
Valley Middle School	63	21.4	294
South Webster Junior-Senior High School	60	20	300
Clay Middle School	47	32	147
Green High School	40	20.6	194
Sciotoville	39	10	390
Glenwood High School	30	21.1	142
Northwest Elementary School	0	0	589
Clay Elementary School	0	0	308
Stanton Primary Elementary School	0	0	125
Valley High School	0	0	234
Minford Primary Elementary School	0	0	406
Portsmouth West High School	0	0	263
Wheelersburg Elementary School	0	0	510
Wheelersburg High School	0	0	407
Minford High School	0	0	323
Portsmouth Elementary School	0	0	774
Portsmouth West Elementary School	0	0	501
Clay High School	0	0	142
Bloom-Vernon Elementary School	0	0	495
Green Elementary School	0	0	261
Oak Intermediate Elementary School	0	0	89
Valley Elementary School	0	0	442
Northwest High School	0	0	311
East Portsmouth Elementary School	0	0	153