OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
Of the 13,079 students attending Allen County district schools, 69.4% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic Black students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (13.8%).
In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Allen County districts, representing 70% of the student body.
Elida Local Schools, Shawnee Local Schools and Bath Local Schools had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Hispanic, multiracial, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic white and Asian or Pacific Islander students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.5% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Allen County.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | % of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen East Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 93.9% | 1,052 |
| Spencerville Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 92.8% | 919 |
| Bluffton Exempted Village | Non-Hispanic White | 91.9% | 1,142 |
| Bath Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 85.8% | 1,636 |
| Shawnee Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 81.5% | 2,226 |
| Elida Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 65.5% | 2,085 |
| Perry Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 57.6% | 667 |
| Lima City | Non-Hispanic White | 36.2% | 3,352 |
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