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 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 6,884 students attending Washington County schools, 93.3% 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 93.1% 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 2023-24 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
Matamoras Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	100%	105
Newport Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	98.1%	212
Waterford Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.6%	409
Fort Frye High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.6%	248
Frontier High/Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97%	203
Lowell Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.7%	91
Waterford High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.3%	172
Warren Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	654
Warren High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	565
Beverly-Center Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	217
Fort Frye Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	250
Warren Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	752
Marietta Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.7%	613
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91%	78
Marietta High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.8%	998
Belpre High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	368
Belpre Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.8%	500
Phillips School	Non-Hispanic White	88.7%	221
Washington School	Non-Hispanic White	88.6%	228