Lima Reporter

There were 913 white students enrolled in Parkway Local Schools in the 2023-24 school year, a decrease from the 916 white students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Parkway Local Schools welcomed 969 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students made up 94.2% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Parkway Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Mercer County and has its main office in Rockford.

Among the three schools in Parkway Local Schools, Parkway Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 375 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 White Students	White %
2023-24	969	913	94.2%
2022-23	967	916	94.7%
2021-22	969	924	95.4%