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Among the many ethnicities represented in Jefferson County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 8,273 students attending Jefferson County schools, 80.6% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 9% of Jefferson County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Jefferson County, representing 81.6% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.8% 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
Buckeye West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.7%	213
Edison High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.6%	409
Buckeye Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.5%	372
Edison Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	205
John E. Gregg Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	380
Buckeye South Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	325
Stanton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	395
Buckeye Local Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	205
Toronto Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.8%	341
Buckeye North Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	274
Indian Creek High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	567
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.1%	385
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	Non-Hispanic White	87.9%	298
Cross Creek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.5%	479
Hills Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	83.8%	383
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	Non-Hispanic White	83.7%	251
Pugliese Elementary West	Non-Hispanic White	76.7%	481
Wells Academy	Non-Hispanic White	68.2%	330
Steubenville High School	Non-Hispanic White	62.7%	703
Harding Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	55.3%	756
East Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	41.1%	348
McKinley STEM Academy	Non-Hispanic White	40.5%	173