Findlay Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Hancock 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 10,958 students attending Hancock County schools, 81.6% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 9.2% of Hancock County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Hancock County, representing 81.9% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.3% 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
Liberty-Benton Eagle Academy	Non-Hispanic White	100%	11
Arlington Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.2%	346
Riverdale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96%	223
Riverdale Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	95.8%	215
Riverdale High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	275
Arlington Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.5%	242
Riverdale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.4%	216
Cory-Rawson Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	235
Vanlue Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.7%	55
Van Buren Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.6%	491
Liberty-Benton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.8%	606
Van Buren High School	Non-Hispanic White	89%	283
Vanlue High School	Non-Hispanic White	88.8%	89
Van Buren Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.4%	242
Liberty-Benton Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	87.8%	434
Cory-Rawson High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.7%	244
Liberty-Benton High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.5%	455
Arcadia Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	307
McComb Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.3%	312
Arcadia High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.2%	183
Arcadia Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	83.8%	74
McComb Local Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	83%	271
Chamberlin Hill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.5%	333
Findlay Digital Academy	Non-Hispanic White	77.2%	167
Donnell Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	76.9%	523
Findlay High School	Non-Hispanic White	76.4%	1,706
Jefferson Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	75.6%	357
Bigelow Hill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	68.2%	355
Northview Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	67.4%	383
Glenwood Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	64.7%	556
Wilson Vance Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	63.1%	393
Whittier Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	60.9%	376