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There were 741 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 8,273 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Jefferson County, Harding Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 191 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
Harding Middle School	25.3	756
Steubenville High School	21.1	703
East Garfield Elementary School	41.1	348
McKinley STEM Academy	39.3	173
Wells Academy	14.5	330
Pugliese Elementary West	9.6	481
Cross Creek Elementary School	5.2	479
Hills Elementary School	5	383
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	6.4	251
Indian Creek High School	2.6	567
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	4	298
Buckeye North Elementary School	3.6	274
Edison High School	0	409
Stanton Elementary School	0	395
John E. Gregg Elementary School	0	380
Buckeye Local High School	0	372
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	0	385
Toronto Elementary School	0	341
Buckeye South Elementary School	0	325
Buckeye West Elementary School	0	213
Edison Junior High School	0	205
Buckeye Local Junior High School	0	205