Findlay Times

There were 24 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.1% less than 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, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Hardin County, Kenton Elementary School and Ada Elementary School recorded enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 12 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
Kenton Elementary School	1.2	1,037
Ada Elementary School	2.6	466
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	0	233
Ridgemont Elementary School	0	282
Kenton High School	0	470
Kenton Middle School	0	245
Ada High School	0	365
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