Central Ohio Today

There were 344 ninth grade students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Miami Trace High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 182 students.

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

Statewide, Fayette County ranked 70th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 4,331 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 70th 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
Miami Trace High School	182	28.7	635
Washington High School	162	27.8	583
Miami Trace Middle School	0	0	578
Washington Middle School	0	0	446
Miami Trace Elementary School	0	0	1,149
Belle Aire Intermediate School	0	0	448
Cherry Hill Primary School	0	0	485