Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/
Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/
Data showed that Southwest Licking Local School District welcomed 4,793 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students made up 5% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the district.
Southwest Licking Local School District roughly covers seven schools within Licking County and has its main office in Pataskala.
Among the seven schools in Southwest Licking Local School District, Watkins Memorial High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 59 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 4,793 | 240 | 5% |
| 2022-23 | 4,674 | 217 | 4.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4,578 | 189 | 4.1% |
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