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3,417 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Lorain County school districts in 2022-23 school year

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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 3,417 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Lorain County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Lorain County school districts welcomed 39,225 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 8.7% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the 14 school districts in Lorain County, Lorain City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,486 students.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lorain 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 Lorain County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 66%Hispanic 16%Non-Hispanic Black 9%Multiracial 7%Ethnicities <5% 2%

Non-Hispanic Black Enrollment in Lorain County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Black, Non-Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Lorain City25%5,943
Oberlin City Schools19.3%809
Elyria City Schools18.5%5,717
Clearview Local Schools14.9%1,336
Avon Local Schools3.2%4,524
Amherst Exempted Village2.8%3,564
Midview Local Schools2.5%2,782
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City2.3%1,552
North Ridgeville City2.2%4,513
Wellington Exempted Village1.7%905
Avon Lake City1.7%3,546
Columbia Local Schools0%949
Keystone Local Schools0%1,434
Firelands Local Schools0%1,651

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