Secrest Elementary School

Secrest Elementary School is one of the minimally staffed elementary schools in Senecaville, Ohio, part of Rolling Hills Local, with 135 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 67% below the state mean of about 404.

Within Rolling Hills Local, which oversees 5 schools and 1,456 students, Secrest Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Secrest Elementary School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Guernsey County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Guernsey County shows median household income runs about $58,478, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Guernsey County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,717 students), of which Secrest Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Buffalo Campus, around 3.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 164 students in 2018 compared to 135 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.