Central Ohio Today

There were 2,381 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Clark County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Clark County welcomed 18,938 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 12.6% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 38 schools in Clark County, Springfield High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 516 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.

School name	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Springfield High School	33.3	1,550
Fulton Elementary School	48	429
Hayward Middle School	45	387
Perrin Woods Elementary School	47.8	343
Lincoln Elementary School	37.5	389
Kenton Elementary School	28	485
Lagonda Elementary School	30.6	405
Kenwood Elementary School	29	369
Roosevelt Middle School	26.1	375
Snyder Park Elementary School	26.8	339
Mann Elementary School	17.5	423
Snowhill Elementary School	15.7	432
Shawnee Elementary School	6.1	1,032
Cliff Park High School	16.4	360
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	13.5	416
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	34.2	152
Schaefer Middle School	19.8	257
Kenton Ridge High School	4.2	837
Global Impact STEM Academy	5	661
Northridge Elementary School	2.7	1,137
Shawnee Middle School/High School	4.6	667
Springfield School of Innovation	19.3	150
Indian Valley Intermediate School	1.9	899
Springfield City Online	30.3	33
Northwestern Elementary School	1.1	950
Southeastern Junior High School	0	84
Northwestern Junior/Senior High School	0	591
Tecumseh High School	0	689
South Vienna Elementary School	0	553
Tecumseh Middle School	0	601
Southeastern Senior High School	0	176
Miami View Elementary School	0	425
Northeastern High School	0	422
Greenon High School	0	419
Greenon Junior High School	0	233
New Carlisle Elementary School	0	497
Park Layne Elementary School	0	421
Donnelsville Elementary School	0	350