South Ohio News

There were 555 12th grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe High School welcomed most of the 12th grade students in the county, registering 202 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 12th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe High School	202	26.5	761
Unioto High School	110	21.5	511
Zane Trace High School	61	19.6	312
Adena High School	53	20.2	262
Huntington High School	49	18.4	267
Paint Valley High School	46	21.5	214
Southeastern High School	34	14.5	234
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Unioto Middle School	0	0	482
Adena Middle School	0	0	277
Huntington Middle School	0	0	320
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	360
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	292
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	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
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