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 Butler County school districts welcomed 54,182 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 12.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.
Among the 10 school districts in Butler County, Lakota Local Schools recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,297 students.
The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Butler 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield City | 23.8% | 8,884 |
| Middletown City | 18.6% | 5,823 |
| Lakota Local Schools | 13.5% | 16,962 |
| Hamilton City | 12.4% | 8,934 |
| Monroe Local Schools | 6.6% | 2,685 |
| New Miami Local Schools | 3.6% | 614 |
| Talawanda City | 2.7% | 2,860 |
| Edgewood City | 2% | 3,443 |
| Madison Local Schools | 0.8% | 1,450 |
| Ross Local Schools | 0.4% | 2,527 |
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