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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4.4% of Wayne County’s school districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

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

There were 611 multiracial students enrolled in Wayne County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Wayne County school districts welcomed 13,844 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.4% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county's school districts.

Among the 10 school districts in Wayne County, Wooster City recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 240 students.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne 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.

Ethnicities in Wayne County in 2022-23 School Year

Non-Hispanic White 88%Ethnicities <5% 12%

Multiracial Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Multiracial studentsTotal enrollment
Orrville City8.3%1,488
Wooster City7.4%3,238
Rittman Exempted Village5.4%831
Green Local Schools3.2%1,018
Triway Local Schools3.2%1,413
Northwestern Local Schools2.7%1,256
Southeast Local Schools2.1%1,216
Dalton Local Schools2%881
Norwayne Local Schools1.9%1,273
Chippewa Local Schools1.8%1,230

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