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
Data showed that Allen County school districts welcomed 13,079 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.
Among the eight school districts in Allen County, Lima City recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 231 students.
The main offices of all school 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 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.
| District | % of Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Lima City | 6.9% | 3,352 |
| Elida Local Schools | 6.5% | 2,085 |
| Bath Local Schools | 4% | 1,636 |
| Shawnee Local Schools | 4% | 2,226 |
| Bluffton Exempted Village | 3.7% | 1,142 |
| Allen East Local Schools | 3% | 1,052 |
| Perry Local Schools | 2.4% | 667 |
| Spencerville Local Schools | 2.1% | 919 |
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