Mansfield Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Richland 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 17,445 students attending Richland County schools, 79.4% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 8.5% of Richland County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Richland County, representing 79.4% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0% 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
Lucas High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.9%	130
Crestview High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.7%	270
Lucas Heritage Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	77
Butler Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	258
Crestview Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	274
Dowds Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	907
Shelby Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	433
Clear Fork High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	448
Lucas Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	198
Shelby High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	481
Clear Fork Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.1%	373
Crestview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.8%	373
Plymouth High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.1%	165
Bellville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.4%	417
Eastern Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.4%	477
Lexington Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.8%	362
Shiloh Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.4%	284
Western Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.9%	341
Central Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	351
Lexington High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.3%	709
Shiloh Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	87.2%	195
Stingel Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.5%	932
Mifflin Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	265
Madison High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.8%	869
Ontario High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.4%	518
Eastview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.8%	247
Goal Digital Academy	Non-Hispanic White	83.7%	762
Ontario Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	82.8%	470
Madison Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	82.5%	759
Buckeye Community School	Non-Hispanic White	79.7%	404
Madison South Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	79.5%	532
Cypress High School	Non-Hispanic White	65.9%	185
Mansfield Spanish Immersion School	Non-Hispanic White	61.6%	203
Sherman Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	55.4%	491
Springmill STEM Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	55.1%	205
Tyger Digital Academy	Non-Hispanic White	53.9%	128
Malabar Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	50.5%	753
Mansfield Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	49.4%	407
Interactive Media & Construction (IMAC)	Non-Hispanic Black	48.3%	29
The Richland School of Academic Arts	Non-Hispanic White	47.7%	350
Foundation Academy	Non-Hispanic White	46.8%	447
Mansfield Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	44.9%	762
Woodland Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	44.6%	204