Adena High School

As an intimate high school in Frankfort, Ohio, Adena High School works with 297 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Adena Local. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Adena High School sits 47% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Adena Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,084 students, Adena High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Adena High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder looks like 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Ross County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Adena High School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ross County) reports that median household income runs about $61,303, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Ross County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,625 students), of which Adena High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Adena Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Adena High School.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Adena High School's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 297). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 95% to 91%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Adena High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.