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Employment
Agriculture, manufacturing, retail businesses, and wholesale trade are the major
non-governmental employers in Fayette County. Other industries or businesses in
the county include construction, financial, insurance, real estate, and other
professional services. Agriculture
Fayette County has the largest average farm size in the state of Ohio at 442 acres.
The majority of farmland has been converted from diversified livestock into large-scale
grain production. Soils are some of the most productive in the state, which accounts
for over 90% of our 243,000 acres in agricultural production. Midland Acres provides
Fayette County with the highest number of horses of any county in Ohio. During
a typical breeding season, there are about 1,000 mares, followed later by about
250 foals.
Transportation
Fayette
County connects nearly 2,000 acres of fully serviced and zoned industrial property
with over 160 miles of interstate and state highways, making transportation easy
and efficient for business. The area is also served by Indiana & Ohio railroad,
making it an ideal location for rail-based business. Fayette County is served
by one county airport located two miles north of the City of Washington Court
House on State Rt. 38.
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE Local
School Systems
Students K-12 are served by two public school systems,
Miami Trace Schools and Washington Court House City Schools, and one private school,
Fayette Christian School. Laurel Oaks, a division of Great Oaks Institute of Technology,
offers vocational education for Fayette County students. Washington
Court House City Schools include a kindergarten, four neighborhood elementary
schools, a middle school for 6th through 8th grade students, and a high school.
The high school has an enrollment of 669 students with a total enrollment of 2,150
students for the entire district.
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Washington
Court House
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Miami
Trace enrolled a total of 2,649 students in 2003, including a high school enrollment
of 859 students. Seven elementary buildings are divided into grade level buildings,
while the Junior High serves the 7th and 8th grade students. Miami Trace also
offers a pre-school program for younger children and day-care and an after-school
program are available in a new facility on the outskirts of Washington Court House. Fayette
Christian School has grown from an elementary school to incorporate K-12 classrooms
in recent years, with an enrollment of 152 students, and offers a pre-school program
as well. Higher
Education
Post-secondary and continuing education in Fayette County are offered at Southern
State Community College and Great Oaks Institute of Technology. Southern State
Community College is located in a renovated 19,000-square-foot facility, and features
a state-of-the-art computer lab with Internet access, a computerized Learning
Resource Center, a Student Center, and faculty and administrative offices. Southern
State offers 26 two-year programs to earn an Associates Degree and 4 certificate
programs. Great Oaks Institute of Technology offers continuing education courses
as well as G.E.D. and other adult learning programs in a professional classroom
environment.
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Southern
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