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There were 8,273 students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.2% of the county's student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 80.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jefferson County schools, followed by Black, Non-Hispanic students with 9%, 6.8% multiracial students and 1.5% Hispanic students.

Harding Middle School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County's 22 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 756 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 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Harding Middle School	709	756	6.6
Steubenville High School	689	703	2
Indian Creek High School	551	567	2.9
Pugliese Elementary West	480	481	0.2
Cross Creek Elementary School	450	479	6.4
Edison High School	410	409	-0.2
Stanton Elementary School	379	395	4.2
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	378	385	1.9
Hills Elementary School	374	383	2.4
John E. Gregg Elementary School	374	380	1.6
Buckeye Local High School	390	372	-4.6
East Garfield Elementary School	354	348	-1.7
Toronto Elementary School	354	341	-3.7
Wells Academy	333	330	-0.9
Buckeye South Elementary School	307	325	5.9
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	327	298	-8.9
Buckeye North Elementary School	264	274	3.8
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	259	251	-3.1
Buckeye West Elementary School	213	213	0
Buckeye Local Junior High School	209	205	-1.9
Edison Junior High School	246	205	-16.7
McKinley STEM Academy	155	173	11.6