South Ohio News

There were 752 third grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Intermediate School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 168 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Intermediate School	168	22.5	747
Unioto Elementary School	164	16	1,026
Zane Trace Elementary School	99	20.2	490
Huntington Elementary School	79	19.1	414
Southeastern Elementary School	76	20.1	379
Adena Elementary School	74	13.2	562
Paint Valley Elementary School	59	16.3	362
Buckskin Elementary School	33	14.9	221
Zane Trace High School	0	0	312
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	360
Unioto Middle School	0	0	482
Unioto High School	0	0	511
Southeastern High School	0	0	234
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	292
Paint Valley High School	0	0	214
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	163
Huntington Middle School	0	0	320
Huntington High School	0	0	267
Adena Middle School	0	0	277
Adena High School	0	0	262
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Chillicothe High School	0	0	761
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	542