Central Ohio Today

There were 68 Black students enrolled in Northeastern Local Schools in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 61 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Northeastern Local Schools welcomed 2,950 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students made up 2.3% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Northeastern Local Schools roughly covers seven schools within Clark County and has its main office in Springfield.

Among the seven schools in Northeastern Local Schools, Kenton Ridge High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 35 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2023-24	2,950	68	2.3%
2022-23	2,970	61	2.1%
2021-22	2,998	55	1.8%