Scioto County Education: 100 non-Hispanic Black students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

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By South Ohio News

Mar 24, 2025

There were 100 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Scioto County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Scioto County welcomed 10,090 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 29 schools in Scioto County, Portsmouth Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 56 students.

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 Scioto County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Scioto County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Portsmouth Elementary School	7.2	774
Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School	7.3	605
Wheelersburg Middle School	0	600
Valley Elementary School	0	444
Portsmouth West Elementary School	0	501
Wheelersburg High School	0	407
Sciotoville	0	392
Portsmouth West Middle School	0	364
Bloom-Vernon Elementary School	0	494
Northwest Elementary School	0	589
Minford Middle School	0	450
Minford Primary Elementary School	0	406
Minford High School	0	323
Northwest High School	0	311
Clay Elementary School	0	309
South Webster Junior-Senior High School	0	299
Northwest Middle School	0	260
Oak Intermediate Elementary School	0	89
Stanton Primary Elementary School	0	125
Clay High School	0	142
East Portsmouth Elementary School	0	163
Green High School	0	193
Portsmouth West High School	0	262
Green Elementary School	0	262
Valley High School	0	234
Clay Middle School	0	146
Valley Middle School	0	293
Glenwood High School	0	142
Wheelersburg Elementary School	0	511