Findlay Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Hardin 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 3,841 students attending Hardin County schools, 90% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 3.9% of Hardin County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Hardin County, representing 90.9% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.9% 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
Hardin Northern High School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	159
Hardin Northern Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	206
Ridgemont Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	206
Hardin Community School	Non-Hispanic White	91.7%	36
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	235
Ridgemont High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.4%	243
Kenton Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	238
Kenton High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	482
Kenton Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.8%	1,040
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	67
Ada High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.5%	370
Upper Scioto Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.5%	88
Ada Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.3%	471