Southern Local Jr/Sr High School

As a modestly sized senior high in Salineville, Ohio, Southern Local Jr/Sr High School serves 391 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Southern Local. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Across the 7 schools in Southern Local (2,056 students total), Southern Local Jr/Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southern Local Jr/Sr High School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Columbiana County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Southern Local Jr/Sr High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Columbiana County shows median household income runs about $58,180, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Columbiana County runs 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,165 students), of which Southern Local Jr/Sr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Local Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 410 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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