SE Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Washington 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 6,979 students attending Washington County schools, 93.1% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.1% of Washington County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Washington County, representing 93.2% of the student body.

Marietta High School had the most diverse student body in Washington County including Asian or Pacific Islander, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.5% 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
Matamoras Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	99%	103
Lowell Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98%	98
Waterford Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.6%	411
Fort Frye High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.3%	261
Newport Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.6%	205
Frontier High/Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	96.6%	204
Waterford High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.3%	160
Fort Frye Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.4%	239
Beverly-Center Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.7%	226
Warren Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	783
Warren High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	562
Warren Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.7%	654
Marietta Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	637
Marietta High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.4%	997
Washington School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	238
Belpre High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	379
Phillips School	Non-Hispanic White	89.9%	238
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.9%	79
Belpre Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.8%	491
Belpre Blue Sky Academy	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	14