Findlay Times

There were 133 Hispanic students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 3,874 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Hardin County, Kenton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 54 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kenton Elementary School	5.2	1,037
Kenton High School	4.7	470
Ada Elementary School	4.5	466
Kenton Middle School	5.7	245
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	5.2	233
Ada High School	2.7	365
Ridgemont Elementary School	0	282
Ridgemont High School	0	212
Hardin Northern Elementary School	0	201
Hardin Northern High School	0	168
Upper Scioto Valley High School	0	93
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	0	69
Hardin Community School	0	33