South Ohio News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Scioto County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 10,340 students attending Scioto County schools, 91.3% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.9% of Scioto County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Scioto County, representing 91.5% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.2% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Minford Primary Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	99.5%	417
Bloom-Vernon Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98.6%	485
Minford High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.5%	339
Green High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.4%	192
Green Primary Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98.4%	123
Minford Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	98.3%	459
Northwest High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.8%	324
South Webster Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.6%	295
Northwest Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.6%	288
Green Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.5%	158
Northwest Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.3%	595
Stanton Primary Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	140
Valley Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	310
Portsmouth West High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	300
Clay Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	332
Valley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	443
Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.4%	229
Wheelersburg Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	523
Wheelersburg High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	408
Wheelersburg Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93%	612
Clay High School	Non-Hispanic White	93%	143
Oak Intermediate Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.6%	94
Portsmouth West Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	523
Sciotoville	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	351
Clay Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	136
Portsmouth West Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91%	367
East Portsmouth Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.1%	154
Glenwood High School	Non-Hispanic White	82.7%	156
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	Non-Hispanic White	69.5%	636
Portsmouth Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	69.2%	808