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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 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 8,242 students attending Jefferson County schools, 79.7% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 9.3% of Jefferson County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Jefferson County, representing 80.6% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.4% 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
Edison High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.2%	394
Buckeye West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97%	198
Buckeye Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	361
John E. Gregg Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	375
Stanton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	392
Edison Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.4%	215
Buckeye South Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	313
Buckeye Local Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	179
Buckeye North Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	278
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.7%	380
Toronto Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	87.8%	362
Indian Creek High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.7%	561
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	Non-Hispanic White	86.5%	259
Cross Creek Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.4%	494
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	Non-Hispanic White	84.9%	258
Hills Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.1%	377
Pugliese Elementary West	Non-Hispanic White	77.4%	473
Wells Academy	Non-Hispanic White	68.6%	334
Steubenville High School	Non-Hispanic White	62.2%	727
Harding Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	52.1%	773
East Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	41.2%	364
McKinley STEM Academy	Non-Hispanic White	40.6%	175