South Ohio News

There were 795 fourth grade students enrolled in Ross County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Chillicothe Intermediate School welcomed most of the fourth 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Chillicothe Intermediate School	193	25.8	747
Unioto Elementary School	178	17.3	1,026
Zane Trace Elementary School	111	22.7	490
Adena Elementary School	81	14.4	562
Huntington Elementary School	72	17.4	414
Paint Valley Elementary School	64	17.7	362
Southeastern Elementary School	63	16.6	379
Buckskin Elementary School	33	14.9	221
Chillicothe Primary School	0	0	542
Chillicothe High School	0	0	761
Chillicothe Middle School	0	0	376
Adena High School	0	0	262
Adena Middle School	0	0	277
Huntington High School	0	0	267
Huntington Middle School	0	0	320
Paint Valley Middle School	0	0	163
Paint Valley High School	0	0	214
Southeastern Middle School	0	0	292
Southeastern High School	0	0	234
Unioto High School	0	0	511
Unioto Middle School	0	0	482
Zane Trace Middle School	0	0	360
Zane Trace High School	0	0	312