There were 386 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Muskingum County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Data showed that Muskingum County school districts welcomed 13,272 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county’s school districts.
Among the six school districts in Muskingum County, Zanesville City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 277 students.
The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Muskingum 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.
| District | % of Black, Non-Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Zanesville City | 9.3% | 2,980 |
| West Muskingum Local Schools | 2.6% | 1,532 |
| Maysville Local Schools | 1.6% | 1,968 |
| Franklin Local Schools | 0.7% | 1,816 |
| East Muskingum Local Schools | 0.6% | 2,053 |
| Tri-Valley Local Schools | 0.5% | 2,923 |
