Enrollment Analysis: Non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.8% of Ashtabula County's student body in 2022-23 school year

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By NE Ohio Times

Mar 13, 2024

There were 212 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Ashtabula County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Ashtabula County welcomed 11,815 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in Ashtabula County, Lakeside High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 58 students.

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 Ashtabula County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Ashtabula County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lakeside High School	6.9	846
Lakeside Junior High School	6.6	484
Erie Intermediate School	7.1	436
Michigan Primary School	7.2	360
Superior Intermediate School	4.6	435
Huron Primary School	6.9	218
Ontario Primary School	5.1	195
Wallace H. Braden Middle School	2.6	387
Kingsville Elementary School	2.8	361
Ridgeview Elementary School	0	429
Edgewood High School	0	484
Lakeshore Primary Elementary School	0	471
Geneva Platt R. Spencer Elementary School	0	407
Geneva Middle School	0	483
Geneva High School	0	631
Gateway Elementary School	0	350
Jefferson Elementary School	0	636
Jefferson Area Senior High School	0	424
Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary School	0	432
Conneaut Middle School	0	371
Grand Valley High School	0	253
Austinburg Elementary School	0	224
Pymatuning Valley Middle School	0	324
Conneaut High School	0	366
Rock Creek Elementary School	0	314
Grand Valley Elementary School	0	320
Pymatuning Valley High School	0	326
Cork Elementary School	0	291
Grand Valley Middle School	0	273
Jefferson Area Junior High School	0	267
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools Online	0	17