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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of Butler County’s school districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

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

There were 6,723 Hispanic students enrolled in Butler County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Butler County school districts welcomed 54,182 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 12.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the 10 school districts in Butler County, Hamilton City recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,937 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.

Ethnicities in Butler County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 63%Non-Hispanic Black 13%Hispanic 12%Multiracial 6%Asian or Pacific Islander 5%

Hispanic Enrollment in Butler County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Hamilton City21.7%8,934
Middletown City17%5,823
Fairfield City16.1%8,884
Lakota Local Schools10.6%16,962
Monroe Local Schools9.9%2,685
Edgewood City4.3%3,443
New Miami Local Schools3.6%614
Madison Local Schools3%1,450
Talawanda City2.2%2,860
Ross Local Schools1.2%2,527

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