Lake County Times

There were 402 Black students enrolled in Painesville City Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 5.4% decrease from the 425 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Painesville City Local Schools welcomed 2,628 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students made up 15.3% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Painesville City Local Schools roughly covers seven schools within Lake County and has its main office in Painesville.

Among the seven schools in Painesville City Local Schools, Harvey High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 128 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Black Students	Black %
2022-23	2,628	402	15.3%
2021-22	2,640	425	16.1%