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 Portage County school districts welcomed 18,833 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.
Among the 12 school districts in Portage County, Kent City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 497 students.
The main offices of all school 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 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 Black, Non-Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Streetsboro City | 19.3% | 1,952 |
| Kent City | 16.3% | 3,043 |
| Windham Exempted Village | 15.3% | 463 |
| Ravenna City | 14.2% | 1,965 |
| Field Local Schools | 4.4% | 1,891 |
| Aurora City | 3.6% | 3,008 |
| Rootstown Local Schools | 1.6% | 975 |
| Waterloo Local Schools | 1.2% | 808 |
| Southeast Local Schools | 1.2% | 1,388 |
| Mogadore Local Schools | 0% | 766 |
| James a Garfield Local Schools | 0% | 1,221 |
| Crestwood Local Schools | 0% | 1,353 |
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