Zane Trace Middle School

Zane Trace Middle School is a 6-8 campus of compact scale in Chillicothe, Ohio, overseen by Zane Trace Local, educateing 392 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within Zane Trace Local, which oversees 3 schools and 1,195 students, Zane Trace Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Zane Trace Middle School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ross County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,303 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ross County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,625 students), Zane Trace Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Zane Trace Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.