SE Ohio Times

There were 6,339 students enrolled in Athens County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county's student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 91% of the student body, the largest percentage in Athens County schools, followed by multiracial students with 3.8%, 1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander students, 1.1% Black, Non-Hispanic students and 0.8% Hispanic students.

Alexander Jr. / Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Athens County's 17 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 719 students.

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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Alexander Jr. / Senior High School	764	719	-5.9
Alexander Elementary School	660	700	6.1
Athens High School	686	659	-3.9
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	510	511	0.2
The Plains Intermediate School	530	509	-4
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	378	385	1.9
Athens Middle School	377	378	0.3
East Elementary School	328	364	11
Trimble Elementary School	330	346	4.8
Nelsonville-York High School	261	284	8.8
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	279	253	-9.3
Federal Hocking High School	241	226	-6.2
Coolville Elementary School	240	211	-12.1
Amesville Elementary School	248	210	-15.3
Federal Hocking Middle School	157	204	29.9
Trimble Junior High School	170	190	11.8
Trimble High School	229	190	-17