Mansfield Times

There were 40 Black students enrolled in Lexington Local Schools in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 33 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Lexington Local Schools welcomed 2,266 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students made up 1.8% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Lexington Local Schools roughly covers five schools within Richland County and has its main office in Lexington.

Among the five schools in Lexington Local Schools, Central Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 students.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2023-24	2,266	40	1.8%
2022-23	2,241	33	1.5%
2021-22	2,272	28	1.2%