SE Ohio Times

There were 166 ninth grade students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Monroe Central High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 91 students.

Within Monroe County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Monroe County ranked 87th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 1,614 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 87th 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Monroe Central High School	91	39.2	232
River High School	56	33.1	169
Beallsville High School	19	20.7	92
Woodsfield Elementary School	0	0	400
River Elementary School	0	0	330
Skyvue Elementary School	0	0	213
Beallsville Elementary School	0	0	167