SE Ohio Times

There were 5,767 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Athens County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Athens County welcomed 6,339 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 91% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Athens County, Alexander Jr. / Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 699 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	% of non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Alexander Jr. / Senior High School	97.2	719
Alexander Elementary School	95.6	700
Athens High School	83.2	659
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	92.2	511
The Plains Intermediate School	85.1	509
Trimble Elementary School	96	346
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	84.7	385
Athens Middle School	84.7	378
East Elementary School	84.6	364
Nelsonville-York High School	94	284
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	91.7	253
Federal Hocking High School	93.8	226
Coolville Elementary School	96.2	211
Federal Hocking Middle School	96.1	204
Amesville Elementary School	90.5	210
Trimble High School	96.3	190
Trimble Junior High School	93.7	190