Findlay Times

There were 42 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 75% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 3,841 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Hardin County, Ada Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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
Ada Elementary School	3.4	471
Ada High School	3.8	370
Kenton Elementary School	1.2	1,040
Ridgemont High School	0	243
Kenton High School	0	482
Kenton Middle School	0	238
Upper Scioto Valley Elementary School	0	235
Hardin Northern Elementary School	0	206
Ridgemont Elementary School	0	206
Hardin Northern High School	0	159
Upper Scioto Valley High School	0	88
Upper Scioto Valley Middle School	0	67
Hardin Community School	0	36