SE Ohio Times

The majority of students in Washington County districts were non-Hispanic white in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 6,995 students attending Washington County district schools, 93.1% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (3.6%).

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

Marietta City had the most diverse student body in the county, which included Hispanic, multiracial, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic white and Asian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1.5% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Washington County.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

District	Most prevalent ethnicity	% of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Wolf Creek Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	97.2%	578
Frontier Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	97.1%	521
Fort Frye Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	95.5%	904
Warren Local Schools	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	1,999
Marietta City	Non-Hispanic White	90.6%	2,109
Belpre City	Non-Hispanic White	89.3%	884