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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 95.3% of James A Garfield Local School District's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

There were 1,125 white students enrolled in James A Garfield Local School District in the 2023-24 school year, a decrease from the 1,167 white students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that James A Garfield Local School District welcomed 1,180 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students made up 95.3% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

James A Garfield Local School District roughly covers three schools within Portage County and has its main office in Garrettsville.

Among the three schools in James A Garfield Local School District, James A. Garfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 606 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.

Enrollment Demographics in James A Garfield Local School District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2023-241,1801,12595.3%
2022-231,2211,16795.6%
2021-221,2051,16896.9%

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