Total enrollment
790
-16 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Southern Local
Ohio · 790 students · 1 city
Other districts in Ohio share this name: Southern Local (Meigs County) and Southern Local (Perry County).
Southern Local's footprint covers 3 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 790 (an average of 263 per school).
4-year change in Southern Local
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
+1 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Southern Local ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #497 of 584 | #7,811 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #465 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #273 of 579 | #6,901 of 9,044 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Southern Local
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 870 to 780 students (down 10%) and from 47 to 47 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Local Jr/Sr High School | Salineville | High | 06-12 | 391 |
| Southern Local Elementary School | Salineville | Elementary | PK-05 | 389 |
| Southern Online Academy | Salineville | Combined | 04-12 | 10 |
About Southern Local
Southern Local is a small Ohio school district running 3 schools with combined enrollment near 790.
On the school-mix side, Southern Local is built around 1 elementary, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Southern Local runs about 263 students per school, 44% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 469.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Southern Local has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 806 students to 790. The school count climbed from 2 to 3 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Southern Local discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.