SE Ohio Times

There were 572 kindergarten students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Warren Elementary School welcomed most of the kindergarten students in the county, registering 161 students.

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

Statewide, Washington County ranked 50th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,979 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 50th 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 Kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Warren Elementary School	161	20.6	783
Washington School	87	36.6	238
Belpre Elementary School	78	15.9	491
Phillips School	77	32.5	237
Waterford Elementary School	49	11.9	412
Beverly-Center Elementary School	44	19.6	225
Newport Elementary School	30	14.6	206
Lowell Elementary School	21	21.4	98
Matamoras Elementary School	13	12.7	102
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	12	17.1	70
Belpre High School	0	0	379
Marietta Elementary School	0	0	637
Marietta High School	0	0	995
Fort Frye High School	0	0	261
Fort Frye Middle School	0	0	239
Frontier High/Middle School	0	0	204
Warren Middle School	0	0	653
Warren High School	0	0	555
Waterford High School	0	0	160