South Ohio News

There were 46 multiracial students enrolled in Adams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 253.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Adams County welcomed 3,804 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in Adams County, Peebles Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 13 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.

School name	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Peebles Elementary School	2.4	553
West Union Elementary School	1.8	669
West Union High School	2.3	473
North Adams High School	2.3	440
North Adams Elementary School	0	643
Peebles High School	0	364
Manchester Elementary School	0	340
Manchester High School	0	322