Butler County Today

There were 2,308 Black students enrolled in Lakota Local Schools in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 2,297 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Lakota Local Schools welcomed 17,023 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students made up 13.6% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Lakota Local Schools roughly covers 20 schools within Butler County and has its main office in Liberty Township.

Among the 20 schools in Lakota Local Schools, Lakota West High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 425 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2023-24	17,023	2,308	13.6%
2022-23	16,962	2,297	13.5%
2021-22	16,365	2,124	13%