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Clark-Shawnee Local School District Education: 94 Black 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 94 Black students enrolled in Clark-Shawnee Local School District in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 90 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Clark-Shawnee Local School District welcomed 1,700 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students made up 5.5% of the student body, making them the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Clark-Shawnee Local School District roughly covers two schools within Clark County and has its main office in Springfield.

Among the two schools in Clark-Shawnee Local School District, Shawnee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 63 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.

Ethnic Distribution Among Students Enrolled in Clark-Shawnee Local School District During 2023-24 School Year
White [79.9%]Multiracial [9.3%]Black [5.5%]Ethnicities <5% [5.3%]
Enrollment Demographics in Clark-Shawnee Local School District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal Black StudentsBlack %
2023-241,700945.5%
2022-231,685905.3%
2021-221,695613.6%

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