Lima Reporter

The majority of students in Van Wert County districts were non-Hispanic white in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 4,629 students attending Van Wert County district schools, 89.6% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (5.6%).

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Van Wert County districts, representing 90.1% of the student body.

Van Wert City 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 0.1% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Van Wert 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
Lincolnview Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	822
Crestview Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	93.5%	929
Delphos City	Non-Hispanic White	87.7%	864
Van Wert City	Non-Hispanic White	86.5%	2,014