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 all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 59.7% of the Lakota Local Schools total enrollment.
Lakota Local Schools roughly covers 20 schools within Butler County and has a main office in Liberty Township.
Among the 20 schools in Lakota Local Schools, Lakota West High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2419 students in the 2022-23 school year.
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 | Total enrollment in 2021-2022 | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandot Early Childhood School | 645 | 661 | 2.5% |
| Woodland Elementary School | 619 | 628 | 1.5% |
| VanGorden Elementary School | 635 | 661 | 4.1% |
| Union Elementary School | 616 | 629 | 2.1% |
| Shawnee Early Childhood School | 610 | 672 | 10.2% |
| Liberty Junior School | 691 | 719 | 4.1% |
| Liberty Early Childhood School | 442 | 493 | 11.5% |
| Lakota West High School | 2,453 | 2,419 | -1.4% |
| Lakota Ridge Junior School | 645 | 669 | 3.7% |
| Lakota Plains Junior School | 749 | 728 | -2.8% |
| Lakota East High School | 2,350 | 2,215 | -5.7% |
| Independence Elementary School | 557 | 575 | 3.2% |
| Hopewell Junior School | 477 | 484 | 1.5% |
| Hopewell Early Childhood School | 707 | 730 | 3.3% |
| Heritage Early Childhood School | 636 | 617 | -3% |
| Freedom Elementary School | 639 | 680 | 6.4% |
| Endeavor Elementary School | 682 | 705 | 3.4% |
| Creekside Early Childhood School | 762 | 768 | 0.8% |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 786 | 804 | 2.3% |
| Adena Elementary School | 641 | 668 | 4.2% |
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