NE Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Geauga County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 9,499 students attending Geauga County schools, 91% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3% of Geauga County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Geauga County, representing 91.1% of the student body.

Kenston High School had the most diverse student body in Geauga County including Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.4% when compared to the previous 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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Cardinal Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.1%	245
Berkshire Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	398
Cardinal High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.5%	200
Berkshire Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	525
Berkshire High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	360
Gurney Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	480
Chardon High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	1,048
Chardon Early Learning Center	Non-Hispanic White	92.1%	228
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.8%	465
Park Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.4%	240
Westwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	420
West Geauga High School	Non-Hispanic White	90%	619
Timmons Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.8%	761
West Geauga Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	511
Kenston High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.2%	767
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.2%	277
Kenston Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	88.6%	387
Munson Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.6%	264
Chardon Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.4%	706
Kenston Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	598