OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
Of the 14,747 students attending Richland County district schools, 80.8% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic Black students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (7.8%).
In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Richland County districts, representing 81% of the student body.
Lexington Local Schools had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 88.7% non-Hispanic white, 6.3% multiracial, 3.1% Hispanic, 1.5% non-Hispanic Black and 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1.5% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Richland County.
In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | % of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 95.3% | 406 |
| Shelby City | Non-Hispanic White | 94.6% | 1,822 |
| Crestview Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 94.4% | 918 |
| Clear Fork Valley Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 93.8% | 1,558 |
| Lexington Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 88.7% | 2,241 |
| Ontario Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 85% | 1,921 |
| Madison Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 82.8% | 2,729 |
| Mansfield City | Non-Hispanic White | 50.5% | 3,152 |
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