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Liberty-Benton Local School District Education: 1,333 white students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

There were 1,333 white students enrolled in Liberty-Benton Local School District in the 2023-24 school year, an increase from the 1,298 white students in the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Liberty-Benton Local School District welcomed 1,505 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students made up 88.6% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Liberty-Benton Local School District roughly covers four schools within Hancock County and has its main office in Findlay.

Among the four schools in Liberty-Benton Local School District, Liberty-Benton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 544 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Ethnic Distribution Among Students Enrolled in Liberty-Benton Local School District During 2023-24 School Year
White [88.6%]Hispanic [6.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.7%]
Enrollment Demographics in Liberty-Benton Local School District During Last 3 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2023-241,5051,33388.6%
2022-231,4641,29888.7%
2021-221,4971,32588.5%

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