Mansfield Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Ashland County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 6,561 students attending Ashland County schools, 93.7% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 2.1% of Ashland County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Ashland County, representing 93.7% of the student body.

Ashland High School had the most diverse student body in Ashland County including Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.3% when compared to the previous year.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Mapleton High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.8%	246
Mapleton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.4%	378
Hillsdale High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.3%	185
Hillsdale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.8%	312
Loudonville High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	360
McMullen Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.9%	290
Ashland County Community Academy	Non-Hispanic White	95.9%	74
Mapleton Virtual Academy	Non-Hispanic White	95.5%	22
Mapleton Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	180
Hillsdale Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	246
Black River High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	284
Black River Education Center Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	216
Budd Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	196
Reagan Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	600
Black River Education Center Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.8%	525
Edison Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.7%	451
Ashland Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.7%	723
Taft Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	458
Ashland High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.4%	815