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1,419 multiracial students enrolled in Allen County schools in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

There were 1,419 multiracial students enrolled in Allen County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Allen County welcomed 13,500 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Allen County, Lima Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 191 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.

Ethnicities in Allen County in 2023-24 School Year

Non-Hispanic white [67.8%]Non-Hispanic Black [14.4%]Multiracial [10.5%]Hispanic [5.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Allen County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Lima Senior High School19.8964
Elida Elementary School13.81,020
Heritage Elementary School20.5429
Liberty Arts Magnet K-822.8364
Lima North Middle School23.7329
Bath Elementary School9764
Perry Elementary School17.2401
Lima West Middle School20.2326
Freedom Elementary School26.3240
Shawnee Middle School8.3711
Independence Elementary School18.2280
Elida Middle School10.9468
Elida High School9.6508
Elmwood Elementary School8.9519
Perry High School16.5267
Shawnee High School6.6602
Unity Elementary School19210
Heir Force Community School17.9223
Maplewood Elementary School8.6360
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-817.6165
Franklin Elementary School7.1339
Bluffton Elementary School3.5547
Allen East Elementary School3.2470
Spencerville Elementary School3.3364
Bath Middle School2.7405
Bluffton Middle School3.7268
Bath High School0402
Bath Digital Academy013
Allen East High School0247
Spencerville High School0295
Spencerville Middle School0292
Bluffton High School0319
Allen East Middle School0335
West Central Learning Academy II054

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