East Clinton High School

East Clinton Local High School is a public high school in Sabina, Ohio in the United States. It is the only high school in the East Clinton Local School District. The district was formed in 1966 from two districts of New Kenton Local Schools (formed the year before by combining Simon Kenton Local Schools and New Vienna Local Schools) and Sabina Local Schools. East Clinton Local Schools cover the eastern portion of Clinton County. It serves the students in the townships of Richland, Wayne, Wilson, and Green, as well as the villages of Sabina, Reesville, Lees Creek and New Vienna. The first graduating class was in 1966. Today there are about 1,200 students district wide, averaging approximately 350 at East Clinton High School.

East Clinton Local High School
East Clinton High School in Lees Creek, Ohio
Location
174 Larrick Road Sabina , (Clinton County) , Ohio 45169 United States
Coordinates	39°25′5″N 83°38′54″W
Information
Other name	East Clinton High School
School type	Public, Secondary school
Established	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
School district	East Clinton Local School District
NCES District ID	3904640[1]
Superintendent	Eric Magee
CEEB code	362920
NCES School ID	390464002543[2]
Principal	Kerri Matheny
Teaching staff	17.00 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9th through 12th
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	296[2] (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio	17.41[2]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	[3] Scarlet and Gray
Athletics conference	Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference[3]
Nickname	Astros[3]
Rival	Clinton-Massie Falcons
Communities served	Sabina New Vienna Lees Creek Reesville
Website	www.eastclinton.org
Last updated: August 28, 2019

Athletics

East Clinton's athletic teams, known as the Astros, formerly participated in the Fort Ancient Valley Conference (1974–1977)^[4] and Scioto Valley Conference. In 2012, East Clinton left the Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference (SBAAC) to join the South Central Ohio League, only to return to the SBAAC in 2017 upon the latter's closure.

2025 Football Coaching Controversy

The ECHS school board decided to not renew assistant coaches Floyd and Anderson's contracts even though they were recommended by the athletic department and superintendent for another season. This decision promted head coach Olds to resign.

“Without warning or explanation, my top assistants were non-renewed,” Olds said. “Coach (Bryan) Floyd and coach (Nick) Anderson were recommended by the athletic department and by the superintendent but ultimately voted down by our school board. No explanation was ever given to me as to why.” -Wilmington News Journal

Schools in East Clinton Local School District

School	Nickname	Location	Colors	Year Built
East Clinton High School	Astros	Sabina	Gray & Red	1999
East Clinton Middle School	Astros	Sabina	Gray & Red	1928
New Vienna Elementary School	Astros	New Vienna	Gray & Scarlet	1996
Sabina Elementary School	Astros	Sabina	Gray & Scarlet	1996

Community events

On October 27, 2012, U.S. vice presidential candidate and later 54^th Speaker of the House Paul Ryan visited the school as part of a campaign rally for his running mate, Mitt Romney. The event was attended by over 700 local residents.^[5]