There were 42 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 75% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.
Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 3,841 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 13 schools in Hardin County, Ada Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ada Elementary School | 3.4 | 471 |
| Ada High School | 3.8 | 370 |
| Kenton Elementary School | 1.2 | 1,040 |
| Ridgemont High School | 0 | 243 |
| Kenton High School | 0 | 482 |
| Kenton Middle School | 0 | 238 |
| Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School | 0 | 235 |
| Hardin Northern Elementary School | 0 | 206 |
| Ridgemont Elementary School | 0 | 206 |
| Hardin Northern High School | 0 | 159 |
| Upper Scioto Valley High School | 0 | 88 |
| Upper Scioto Valley Middle School | 0 | 67 |
| Hardin Community School | 0 | 36 |