SE Ohio Times

There were 6,267 students enrolled in Athens County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 52% of the county's student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Athens County schools, followed by multiracial students with 4.2%, 1.2% Asian or Pacific Islander students, 1.2% Black, Non-Hispanic students and 1% Hispanic students.

Alexander Jr. / Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Athens County's 17 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 707 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Alexander Jr. / Senior High School	719	707	-1.7
Alexander Elementary School	700	696	-0.6
Athens High School	659	658	-0.2
The Plains Intermediate School	509	529	3.9
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	511	501	-2
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	385	393	2.1
Athens Middle School	378	360	-4.8
East Elementary School	364	348	-4.4
Trimble Elementary School	346	345	-0.3
Nelsonville-York High School	284	291	2.5
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	253	242	-4.3
Coolville Elementary School	211	220	4.3
Federal Hocking High School	226	206	-8.8
Federal Hocking Middle School	204	200	-2
Trimble High School	190	193	1.6
Trimble Junior High School	190	190	0
Amesville Elementary School	210	188	-10.5