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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Non-Hispanic Black students comprised 11.3% of Clark County’s school districts student body in 2022-23 school year

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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

There were 2,055 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Clark County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Clark County school districts welcomed 18,168 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 11.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the seven school districts in Clark County, Springfield City School District recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,847 students.

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

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.

Ethnicities in Clark County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 71%Non-Hispanic Black 11%Multiracial 9%Hispanic 8%Ethnicities <5% 1%

Non-Hispanic Black Enrollment in Clark County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Black, Non-Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Springfield City School District26.3%7,029
Clark-Shawnee Local Schools5.3%1,685
Northeastern Local Schools2.1%2,970
Northwestern Local Schools1.4%1,547
Greenon Local Schools1.4%1,576
Tecumseh Local Schools0.5%2,672
Southeastern Local Schools0%689

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