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There were 8,242 students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county's student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 79.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jefferson County schools, followed by Black, Non-Hispanic students with 9.3%, 7.4% multiracial students and 1.5% Hispanic students.

Harding Middle School had the highest enrollment among Jefferson County's 22 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 773 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
Harding Middle School	756	773	2.2
Steubenville High School	703	727	3.4
Indian Creek High School	567	561	-1.1
Cross Creek Elementary School	479	494	3.1
Pugliese Elementary West	481	473	-1.7
Edison High School	409	394	-3.7
Stanton Elementary School	395	392	-0.8
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	385	380	-1.3
Hills Elementary School	383	377	-1.6
John E. Gregg Elementary School	380	375	-1.3
East Garfield Elementary School	348	364	4.6
Toronto Elementary School	341	362	6.2
Buckeye Local High School	372	361	-3
Wells Academy	330	334	1.2
Buckeye South Elementary School	325	313	-3.7
Buckeye North Elementary School	274	278	1.5
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	298	259	-13.1
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	251	258	2.8
Edison Junior High School	205	215	4.9
Buckeye West Elementary School	213	198	-7
Buckeye Local Junior High School	205	179	-12.7
McKinley STEM Academy	173	175	1.2