NE Ohio Times

There were 117 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Geauga County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Geauga County welcomed 9,499 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.2% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 29 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	4.8	598
Kenston High School	3	767
Timmons Elementary School	2.9	761
Kenston Intermediate School	4.4	387
Westwood Elementary School	3.6	420
West Geauga Middle School	2.2	511
Cardinal High School	0	200
Chardon Early Learning Center	0	228
Park Elementary School	0	240
Cardinal Middle School	0	245
Berkshire Middle School	0	398
Berkshire High School	0	360
Robert C. Lindsey Elementary School	0	465
Munson Elementary School	0	264
Gurney Elementary School	0	480
West Geauga High School	0	619
Berkshire Elementary School	0	525
A. J. Jordak Elementary School	0	277
Chardon High School	0	1,048
Chardon Middle School	0	706