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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 93.3% of Clay Local School District's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

There were 557 white students enrolled in Clay Local School District in the 2023-24 school year, a decrease from the 569 white students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Clay Local School District welcomed 597 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students made up 93.3% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Clay Local School District roughly covers three schools within Scioto County and has its main office in Portsmouth.

Among the three schools in Clay Local School District, Clay Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 294 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.

Ethnic Distribution Among Students Enrolled in Clay Local School District During 2023-24 School Year
White [93.3%]Ethnicities <5% [6.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Clay Local School District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2023-2459755793.3%
2022-2361256993%
2021-2260657094.1%

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