OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
Of the 28,159 students attending Lake County district schools, 73.9% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (10.6%).
In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Lake County districts, representing 74.8% of the student body.
Mentor Exempted Village had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Hispanic, multiracial, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic white, Asian or Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaskan Native students.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1.1% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Lake County.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | % of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 94% | 1,106 |
| Madison Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 86.4% | 2,748 |
| Mentor Exempted Village | Non-Hispanic White | 84.7% | 7,150 |
| Perry Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 83.1% | 1,489 |
| Riverside Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 80.4% | 4,175 |
| Fairport Harbor Exempted Village | Non-Hispanic White | 72.9% | 579 |
| Willoughby-Eastlake City | Non-Hispanic White | 70.8% | 6,984 |
| Wickliffe City | Non-Hispanic White | 69% | 1,300 |
| Painesville City Local Schools | Hispanic | 56.7% | 2,628 |
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