Central Ohio Today

Among the many ethnicities represented in Champaign County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 5,954 students attending Champaign County schools, 89.7% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 5.8% of Champaign County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Champaign County, representing 89.7% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.2% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Mechanicsburg High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	233
West Liberty-Salem Middle/High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	348
West Liberty-Salem Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	506
Graham High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	398
Graham Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.4%	749
Triad High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.4%	197
Dohron Wilson Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.3%	379
Triad Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.8%	329
West Liberty-Salem Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.8%	279
Triad Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	234
Graham Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.4%	374
Mechanicsburg Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	195
Urbana Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.2%	392
Urbana High School	Non-Hispanic White	83.6%	476
Urbana Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.2%	865