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Enrollment Analysis: Non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.7% of Coshocton County’s school districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

There were 72 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Coshocton County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 12.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Coshocton County school districts welcomed 4,367 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the three school districts in Coshocton County, Coshocton City recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 46 students.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Coshocton 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.

Ethnicities in Coshocton County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 92%Ethnicities <5% 8%

Non-Hispanic Black Enrollment in Coshocton County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Black, Non-Hispanic studentsTotal enrollment
Coshocton City3%1,523
River View Local Schools1.6%1,608
Ridgewood Local Schools0%1,236

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