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
Of the 18,833 students attending Portage County district schools, 81% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic Black students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (7.7%).
In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Portage County districts, representing 81.8% of the student body.
Field Local Schools had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 87.3% non-Hispanic white, 4.4% non-Hispanic Black, 3.2% multiracial, 2.6% Hispanic and 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.8% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Portage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadore Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 97.5% | 766 |
| James a Garfield Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 95.6% | 1,221 |
| Southeast Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 94.2% | 1,388 |
| Waterloo Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 92.6% | 808 |
| Crestwood Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 92.4% | 1,353 |
| Rootstown Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 92.4% | 975 |
| Field Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 87.3% | 1,891 |
| Aurora City | Non-Hispanic White | 79.5% | 3,008 |
| Windham Exempted Village | Non-Hispanic White | 71.3% | 463 |
| Streetsboro City | Non-Hispanic White | 68.4% | 1,952 |
| Ravenna City | Non-Hispanic White | 68.3% | 1,965 |
| Kent City | Non-Hispanic White | 68.2% | 3,043 |
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