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 Stark County school districts welcomed 51,513 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 10.3% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.
Among the 16 school districts in Stark County, Canton City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,798 students.
The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Stark 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canton City | 36.2% | 7,733 |
| Plain Local Schools | 14.5% | 5,874 |
| Massillon City | 13.2% | 3,998 |
| Alliance City | 11.5% | 2,886 |
| Canton Local Schools | 10.3% | 1,857 |
| North Canton City | 3.4% | 4,366 |
| Jackson Local Schools | 3.3% | 5,892 |
| Perry Local Schools | 3.2% | 4,260 |
| Marlington Local Schools | 1.9% | 1,856 |
| Osnaburg Local Schools | 1.6% | 888 |
| Northwest Local Schools | 1.1% | 1,720 |
| Fairless Local Schools | 1% | 1,238 |
| Louisville City | 0.8% | 2,740 |
| Lake Local Schools | 0.4% | 3,306 |
| Tuslaw Local Schools | 0% | 1,225 |
| Minerva Local Schools | 0% | 1,674 |
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