SE Ohio Times

There were 75 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Athens County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Athens County welcomed 6,267 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in Athens County, The Plains Intermediate School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 19 students.

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	% of non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
The Plains Intermediate School	3.6	529
Athens High School	2.6	658
Morrison Gordon Elementary School	3.6	393
East Elementary School	3.7	348
Athens Middle School	3.3	360
Nelsonville-York Elementary School	0	501
Alexander Elementary School	0	696
Amesville Elementary School	0	188
Alexander Jr. / Senior High School	0	707
Nelsonville-York Junior High School	0	242
Nelsonville-York High School	0	291
Trimble Junior High School	0	190
Trimble Elementary School	0	345
Coolville Elementary School	0	220
Federal Hocking High School	0	206
Federal Hocking Middle School	0	200
Trimble High School	0	193