Findlay Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Seneca 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 4,952 students attending Seneca County schools, 88% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 5.4% of Seneca County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Seneca County, representing 88.5% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 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
Seneca East High School	Non-Hispanic White	96%	227
New Riegel High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	202
Seneca East Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	330
New Riegel Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	188
Seneca East Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	200
Hopewell-Loudon Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	396
Old Fort High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.5%	266
Hopewell-Loudon Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.4%	322
Tiffin Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	87.6%	517
Columbian High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.4%	621
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	Non-Hispanic White	86.3%	379
Noble 4-5 Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	328
Tornado Academy	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	77
Krout 2-3 Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	82.3%	368
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic White	82.2%	118
Washington K-1 Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	79.8%	342
North Central Academy	Non-Hispanic White	66.2%	71