Athens County schools' student body comprised mostly of non-Hispanic white students in 2022-23 school year

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By SE Ohio Times

Feb 15, 2024

Among the many ethnicities represented in Athens 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 6,339 students attending Athens County schools, 91% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.8% of Athens County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Athens County, representing 91.3% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.8% 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.

Ethnicities in Athens County in 2022-23 School Year

Athens County Students' Most Prevalent Ethinicity by School in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Alexander Jr. / Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.2%	719
Trimble High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.3%	190
Coolville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.2%	211
Federal Hocking Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	204
Trimble Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96%	346
Alexander Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	700
Nelsonville-York High School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	284
Federal Hocking High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	226
Trimble Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.7%	190
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.2%	511
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.7%	253
Amesville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.5%	210
The Plains Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	85.1%	509
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	385
Athens Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	378
East Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.6%	364
Athens High School	Non-Hispanic White	83.2%	659