SE Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Meigs 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 2,969 students attending Meigs County schools, 95.4% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 1.8% of Meigs County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Meigs County, representing 95.9% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.4% 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
Eastern High School	Non-Hispanic White	97%	302
Eastern Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.9%	381
Southern High School	Non-Hispanic White	96%	202
Southern Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.9%	485
Meigs High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	528
Meigs Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	390
Meigs Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	347
Meigs Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	94%	334