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There were 6,568 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Jefferson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less 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 white students comprised 79.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Jefferson County, Indian Creek High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 492 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
Indian Creek High School	87.7	561
Steubenville High School	62.2	727
Cross Creek Elementary School	86.4	494
Harding Middle School	52.1	773
Edison High School	97.2	394
Stanton Elementary School	94.4	392
Pugliese Elementary West	77.4	473
John E. Gregg Elementary School	94.9	375
Buckeye Local High School	95	361
Toronto Jr. / Senior High School	89.7	380
Toronto Elementary School	87.8	362
Hills Elementary School	84.1	377
Buckeye South Elementary School	93.9	313
Buckeye North Elementary School	90.3	278
Wells Academy	68.6	334
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8	86.5	259
Indian Creek Middle School Grades 5 & 6	84.9	258
Edison Junior High School	94.4	215
Buckeye West Elementary School	97	198
Buckeye Local Junior High School	93.3	179
East Garfield Elementary School	41.2	364
McKinley STEM Academy	40.6	175