Lima Reporter

There were 85 multiracial students enrolled in Mercer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Mercer County welcomed 7,585 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Mercer County, Celina Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 25 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.

School name	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Celina Primary School	4.7	532
Celina High School	2.6	735
Celina Middle School	4.6	370
Parkway Elementary School	3.2	404
Celina Elementary School	3.2	348
Celina Intermediate Elementary School	0	344
Coldwater Middle School	0	425
Fort Recovery Middle School	0	187
Marion Local High School	0	237
St. Henry High School	0	257
Parkway High School	0	272
Fort Recovery High School	0	273
Parkway Middle School	0	293
St. Henry Middle School	0	287
Coldwater High School	0	332
St. Henry Elementary School	0	470
Coldwater Elementary School	0	634
Marion Local Elementary School	0	673
Fort Recovery Elementary School	0	512