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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Fayette County: 4.3% less students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

There were 4,146 students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 51% of the county's student body, while the other 49% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 86.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Fayette County schools, followed by multiracial students with 6.6%, 3.9% Hispanic students and 1.3% Black, Non-Hispanic students.

Miami Trace Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Fayette County's seven schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 1,124 students.

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.

Enrollment in Fayette County Schools Over 3 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Fayette County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Miami Trace Elementary School1,1531,124-2.5
Miami Trace High School636589-7.4
Miami Trace Middle School5795800.2
Washington High School583518-11.1
Cherry Hill Primary School485484-0.2
Washington Middle School4474470
Belle Aire Intermediate School448404-9.8

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