Butler County Today

There were 4,128 first grade students enrolled in Butler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hopewell Early Childhood School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 266 students.

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

Statewide, Butler County ranked seventh in enrollment numbers, with a total of 54,314 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was also ranked seventh 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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hopewell Early Childhood School	266	35.8	744
Creekside Early Childhood School	252	33.4	755
Edgewood Primary School	238	48.8	488
Shawnee Early Childhood School	237	36.9	643
Wyandot Early Childhood School	235	35.6	661
Monroe Primary School	222	47.2	470
Heritage Early Childhood School	192	30.3	633
Fairfield Central Elementary School	135	17.6	767
Fairfield Compass Elementary School	132	18.5	713
Liberty Early Childhood School	131	28.9	453
Fairfield South Elementary School	115	16.4	701
Madison Elementary School	108	15.5	697
Rosa Parks Elementary School	102	18.1	564
Fairfield West Elementary School	95	11.6	819
Fairfield East Elementary School	94	15.5	606
Morgan Elementary School	90	23.2	388
Fairfield North Elementary School	89	15.1	589
Elda Elementary School	89	26.7	333
Kramer Elementary School	87	16.5	526
Highland Elementary School	87	12.3	709
Riverview Elementary School	86	12.9	666
Brookwood Elementary School	86	14.3	603
Crawford Woods Elementary School	80	13.7	585
Ridgeway Elementary School	78	11.2	697
Fairwood Elementary School	78	12.2	640
Mayfield Elementary School	78	15.7	498
Linden Elementary School	72	11.2	643
Bogan Elementary School	69	14.8	467
Bridgeport Elementary School	64	11.6	550
Amanda Elementary School	63	16.9	372
Creekview Elementary School	62	15.6	397
Wildwood Elementary School	52	13.1	397
Maude Marshall Elementary School	52	14.7	354
Miller Ridge Elementary School	50	13.1	383
Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School	49	14.2	344
New Miami Elementary School	45	14.1	320
Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy	39	12.7	307
Richard Allen Academy	17	16.7	102
Summit Acdy Comm School for Alternative Learners of Middletown	12	11.9	101
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	754
Talawanda Middle School	0	0	674
Ross High School	0	0	602
Marshall High School	0	0	627
Ross Middle School	0	0	661
Monroe Junior High School	0	0	387
Monroe High School	0	0	707
Monroe Elementary School	0	0	1,126
Ross Intermediate School	0	0	376
Hamilton High School	0	0	2,186
Edgewood High School	0	0	948
Edgewood Intermediate School	0	0	771
Middletown Middle School	0	0	863
New Miami High School	0	0	155
New Miami Middle School	0	0	116
Middletown High School	0	0	1,456
Highview 6th Grade Center	0	0	414
Freedom Elementary School	0	0	711
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	660
Wilson Middle School	0	0	536
Cherokee Elementary School	0	0	807
Edgewood Early Childhood Center	0	0	319
Talawanda High School	0	0	759
Miami School	0	0	147
Garfield Middle School	0	0	784
Independence Elementary School	0	0	591
Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	0	0	65
Adena Elementary School	0	0	703
Hopewell Junior School	0	0	471
Union Elementary School	0	0	661
Lakota West High School	0	0	2,464
Liberty Junior School	0	0	687
Lakota Ridge Junior School	0	0	667
Endeavor Elementary School	0	0	710
Lakota East High School	0	0	2,209
Crossroads Middle School	0	0	1,052
Creekside Middle School	0	0	1,062
Madison High School	0	0	403
Madison Junior High School	0	0	346
Lakota Plains Junior School	0	0	699
Fairfield High School	0	0	1,840
Fairfield Freshman High School	0	0	700
VanGorden Elementary School	0	0	656