Butler County Today

There were 4,271 ninth grade students enrolled in Butler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Hamilton High School welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 710 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 9th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Hamilton High School	710	32.5	2,186
Fairfield Freshman High School	700	100	700
Lakota West High School	680	27.6	2,464
Lakota East High School	574	26	2,209
Middletown High School	448	30.8	1,456
Edgewood High School	274	28.9	948
Monroe High School	221	31.3	707
Talawanda High School	213	28.1	759
Ross High School	186	30.9	602
Madison High School	121	30	403
New Miami High School	60	38.7	155
Marshall High School	43	6.9	627
Fairfield High School	17	0.9	1,840
Summit Academy Secondary School - Middletown	14	21.5	65
Miami School	10	6.8	147
Fairfield Central Elementary School	0	0	767
Fairfield West Elementary School	0	0	819
Elda Elementary School	0	0	333
Fairfield Compass Elementary School	0	0	713
Fairfield South Elementary School	0	0	701
Ross Intermediate School	0	0	376
Edgewood Intermediate School	0	0	771
Lakota Plains Junior School	0	0	699
Liberty Junior School	0	0	687
Morgan Elementary School	0	0	388
Crossroads Middle School	0	0	1,052
Heritage Early Childhood School	0	0	633
Shawnee Early Childhood School	0	0	643
Wyandot Early Childhood School	0	0	661
Middletown Middle School	0	0	863
Garfield Middle School	0	0	784
Creekside Middle School	0	0	1,062
New Miami Elementary School	0	0	320
Amanda Elementary School	0	0	372
Maude Marshall Elementary School	0	0	354
Wildwood Elementary School	0	0	397
Miller Ridge Elementary School	0	0	383
Mayfield Elementary School	0	0	498
Bogan Elementary School	0	0	467
Creekview Elementary School	0	0	397
Kramer Elementary School	0	0	526
Rosa Parks Elementary School	0	0	564
Fairfield East Elementary School	0	0	606
Bridgeport Elementary School	0	0	550
Madison Elementary School	0	0	697
Fairfield North Elementary School	0	0	589
Hopewell Early Childhood School	0	0	744
Liberty Early Childhood School	0	0	453
Union Elementary School	0	0	661
VanGorden Elementary School	0	0	656
Woodland Elementary School	0	0	660
Endeavor Elementary School	0	0	710
Adena Elementary School	0	0	703
Freedom Elementary School	0	0	711
Cherokee Elementary School	0	0	807
Monroe Elementary School	0	0	1,126
Highview 6th Grade Center	0	0	414
Linden Elementary School	0	0	643
Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy	0	0	307
New Miami Middle School	0	0	116
Madison Junior High School	0	0	346
Monroe Junior High School	0	0	387
Edgewood Middle School	0	0	754
Talawanda Middle School	0	0	674
Hopewell Junior School	0	0	471
Lakota Ridge Junior School	0	0	667
Wilson Middle School	0	0	536
Ross Middle School	0	0	661
Edgewood Early Childhood Center	0	0	319
Creekside Early Childhood School	0	0	755
Monroe Primary School	0	0	470
Edgewood Primary School	0	0	488
Summit Acdy Comm School for Alternative Learners of Middletown	0	0	101
Richard Allen Academy	0	0	102
Central Academy Nongraded Elementary School	0	0	344
Fairwood Elementary School	0	0	640
Crawford Woods Elementary School	0	0	585
Brookwood Elementary School	0	0	603
Ridgeway Elementary School	0	0	697
Highland Elementary School	0	0	709
Riverview Elementary School	0	0	666
Independence Elementary School	0	0	591