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There were 3,121 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Holmes County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Holmes County welcomed 3,300 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 94.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Holmes County, West Holmes High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 468 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
West Holmes High School	94.5	495
West Holmes Middle School	93.2	399
Hiland High School	93.2	380
Millersburg Elementary School	91.1	382
Berlin Elementary School	93.8	338
Killbuck Elementary School	94.3	246
Chestnut Ridge Elementary School	100	210
Winesburg Elementary School	94.6	167
Walnut Creek Elementary School	95.9	147
Lakeville Elementary School	96.9	97
Holmesville Elementary School	93	100
Nashville Elementary School	96.8	93
Mt. Hope Elementary School	100	83
Wise Elementary School	98.7	77
Flat Ridge Elementary School	100	70
West Holmes Digital Academy	93.8	16