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
Data showed that Licking County school districts welcomed 27,579 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 7.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.
Among the 10 school districts in Licking County, Licking Heights Local Schools recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,562 students.
The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Licking County.
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.
| District | % of Black, Non-Hispanic students | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Licking Heights Local Schools | 31.2% | 5,003 |
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | 4.6% | 4,674 |
| Newark City | 3.6% | 5,838 |
| Heath City | 2.8% | 1,632 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools | 1.7% | 1,626 |
| North Fork Local Schools | 0.9% | 1,483 |
| Lakewood Local Schools | 0.7% | 1,630 |
| Licking Valley Local Schools | 0.6% | 2,019 |
| Granville Exempted Village | 0.5% | 2,532 |
| Northridge Local Schools | 0% | 1,142 |
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