NE Ohio Times

There were 111 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Geauga County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Geauga County welcomed 9,733 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Geauga County, Kenston Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 28 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.

School name	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kenston Middle School	4.7	602
Kenston High School	3.5	770
Timmons Elementary School	2.9	782
Kenston Intermediate School	5.6	375
Chardon High School	1.1	1,097
Chardon Middle School	0	755
Berkshire Elementary School	0	528
Westwood Elementary School	0	433
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	0	283
West Geauga High School	0	659
Gurney Elementary School	0	489
West Geauga Middle School	0	494
Munson Elementary School	0	269
Berkshire Middle School	0	411
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	0	459
Park Elementary School	0	237
Berkshire High School	0	371
Chardon Early Learning Center	0	251
Cardinal Middle School	0	234
Cardinal High School	0	234