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There were 763 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Jefferson County welcomed 8,242 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 9.3% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 219 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	28.3	773
Steubenville High School	21.7	727
East Garfield Elementary School	38.2	364
McKinley STEM Academy	38.9	175
Wells Academy	13.5	334
Pugliese Elementary West	8.9	473
Cross Creek Elementary School	4.9	494
Indian Creek High School	3.9	561
Hills Elementary School	5	377
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	6.6	258
Buckeye North Elementary School	3.6	278
John E. Gregg Elementary School	0	375
Buckeye Local High School	0	361
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	0	380
Toronto Elementary School	0	362
Buckeye South Elementary School	0	313
Stanton Elementary School	0	392
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	0	259
Edison Junior High School	0	215
Buckeye West Elementary School	0	198
Buckeye Local Junior High School	0	179
Edison High School	0	394