Marion-Morrow Times

There were 1,910 students enrolled in River Valley Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 89.5% of the River Valley Local Schools total enrollment.

River Valley Local Schools roughly covers five schools within Marion County and has a main office in Caledonia.

Among the five schools in River Valley Local Schools, River Valley High School recorded the highest enrollment of 502 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 2021-2022	Total enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
River Valley Virtual School	13	17	30.8%
River Valley Middle School	435	452	3.9%
River Valley High School	500	502	0.4%
Liberty Elementary School	425	443	4.2%
Heritage Elementary School	513	495	-3.5%