BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (ENQUIRER) - Hundreds of students that once attended classes at Ross Intermediate School in Ross Township are being transferred to other schools in the district under a new plan approved by the Ross Local School District board at a Sept. 18 meeting, according to our media partners at the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Declining enrollment and “unpredictable funding conditions” were cited as catalysts for the new plan, the district stated in a release. The move comes amid ongoing debate about funding for Ohio’s public schools after the statehouse deviated from the bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan made four years prior with the passage of the 2026-27 state budget in June.

Under the grade realignment affecting the Butler County district, fourth grade students currently attendi

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