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Champaign County's districts student body comprised mostly of non-Hispanic white students in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

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

The majority of students in Champaign County districts were non-Hispanic white in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 6,084 students attending Champaign County district schools, 89.7% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (6%).

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Champaign County districts, representing 89.9% of the student body.

Urbana City had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Hispanic, multiracial, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic white and Asian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.6% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Champaign 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.

Ethnicities in Champaign County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White [89.7]Multiracial [6.0]Ethnicities <5% [4.3]

Champaign County Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity by School in 2022-23 School Year

DistrictMost prevalent ethnicity% of Total Student BodyTotal enrollment
West Liberty-Salem Local SchoolsNon-Hispanic White93.4%1,167
Mechanicsburg Exempted VillageNon-Hispanic White92.7%822
Triad Local SchoolsNon-Hispanic White92.6%772
Graham Local SchoolsNon-Hispanic White91.7%1,529
Urbana CityNon-Hispanic White83%1,794

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