Lorain Times

There were 949 students enrolled in Columbia Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% more than the previous year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.0% of them were boys, and 47.0% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 86.6% of the Columbia Local Schools total enrollment.

Columbia Local Schools roughly covers three schools within Lorain County and has a main office in Columbia Station.

Among the three schools in Columbia Local Schools, Copopa Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 399 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
Copopa Elementary School	361	399	10.5%
Columbia Middle School	256	289	12.9%
Columbia High School	274	261	-4.7%