Lucas County schools' student body comprised mostly of non-Hispanic white students in 2022-23 school year

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Toledo Reporter

Feb 15, 2024

Among the many ethnicities represented in Lucas County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 70,436 students attending Lucas County schools, 53.1% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 25.8% of Lucas County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Lucas County, representing 54% of the student body.

Ohio Virtual Academy had the most diverse student body in Lucas County including American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.3% 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.

Ethnicities in Lucas County in 2022-23 School Year

Lucas County Students' Most Prevalent Ethinicity by School in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Whitehouse Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.6%	503
Ann Jerkins-Harris Academy of Excellence	Non-Hispanic Black	93.5%	108
Anthony Wayne High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	1,184
Fallen Timbers Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	650
Waterville Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	467
Anthony Wayne Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.3%	666
Monclova Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91%	458
Old West End Academy Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	90.8%	262
SunBridge Schools	Non-Hispanic Black	88.8%	242
Jerusalem Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	409
Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls	Non-Hispanic Black	86.9%	199
Martin Luther King Academy for Boys Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	86.8%	159
Madison Avenue School of Arts	Non-Hispanic Black	86.1%	431
Rise & Shine Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	84.8%	132
Jesup W. Scott High School	Non-Hispanic Black	83.3%	671
Achieve Career Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	81.9%	72
Sylvania Northview High School	Non-Hispanic White	81.7%	1,350
Maplewood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.5%	553
Highland Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.2%	662
Robinson Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	80.2%	378
Northwest Ohio Classical Academy	Non-Hispanic White	79.5%	479
Sylvania McCord Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	79.3%	547
Hill View Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	79.2%	365
Glenwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	78.3%	295
Clay High School	Non-Hispanic White	77.7%	1,125
Fassett Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	77.6%	527
Eisenhower Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	77.1%	455
Pickett Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	76.8%	285
Sylvan Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	76.7%	412
Central Trail Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	75.7%	651
Jones Leadership Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	75.1%	193
Ottawa Hills High School	Non-Hispanic White	74.9%	517
Starr Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	74.9%	455
Coy Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	74.7%	328
Sylvania Southview High School	Non-Hispanic White	74.6%	1,101
Winterfield Venture Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	74.3%	455
Sylvania Arbor Hills Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	73.6%	508
Gateway Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	72.7%	521
Escuela SMART Academy	Hispanic	72.3%	289
Maumee High School	Non-Hispanic White	72.1%	599
Ottawa Hills Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	72.1%	559
Fairfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.3%	348
Whiteford Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.2%	410
Wayne Trail Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	70.9%	316
Sylvania Timberstone Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	70.8%	603
Sherman Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	70.5%	298
Ohio Digital Learning School	Non-Hispanic White	70.2%	835
Stranahan Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	70.2%	527
Skyway Career Prep High School	Non-Hispanic Black	69.9%	186
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	69.2%	276
Horizon Science Academy-Springfield	Non-Hispanic Black	69.1%	330
Western Toledo Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	68.7%	214
Edgewater Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	68.6%	188
Toledo Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	67.6%	247
Keyser Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	67.4%	304
Crissey Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	67.1%	319
Explorers Academy of Science and Technology	Non-Hispanic Black	66.5%	179
Reynolds Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	66.1%	360
iLEAD Spring Meadows	Non-Hispanic White	66.1%	192
Ohio Virtual Academy	Non-Hispanic White	65.6%	13,502
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	65.1%	318
Rogers High School	Non-Hispanic Black	64.7%	694
Shoreland Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	64.6%	646
Leverette Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	64.4%	432
Fort Miami Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	64.4%	329
Ottawa River Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	64.2%	324
Eagle Learning Center	Non-Hispanic White	64.2%	53
Westfield/Robinson Achievement	Non-Hispanic Black	63.9%	61
Hiawatha Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	63.4%	339
Wildwood Environmental Academy	Non-Hispanic White	62.7%	327
Woodward High School	Non-Hispanic Black	62.6%	597
Whitmer High School	Non-Hispanic White	62.4%	2,195
Jefferson Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	61%	518
Toledo Technology Academy High School	Non-Hispanic White	60.9%	302
Central Academy of Ohio	Non-Hispanic Black	60.9%	87
Washington Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	60.6%	513
McGregor Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	60%	418
Monac Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	59.8%	470
Springfield High School	Non-Hispanic White	59.3%	882
Holland Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	59.1%	494
Meadowvale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	58.9%	523
Chase STEM Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	58.9%	270
Autism Model School	Non-Hispanic White	58.9%	95
Old Orchard Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	58.7%	395
Horizon Science Academy Toledo	Non-Hispanic Black	58.3%	489
Elmhurst Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	58.3%	386
Spring Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	57.8%	244
Springfield Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	57.3%	745
Wernert Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	57.1%	667
Toledo School for the Arts	Non-Hispanic White	56.8%	680
McKinley STEMM Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	56.3%	279
Holloway Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	56.2%	349
Glass City Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	53.2%	380
Dorr Street Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	53%	398
Glendale-Feilbach Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	53%	347
Grove Patterson Academy Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	52.3%	394
Imagine Environmental Science Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	52.3%	44
Start High School	Non-Hispanic Black	51.7%	1,125
Beverly Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	51.2%	533
Arlington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	51.2%	340
McTigue Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	50%	520
Toledo Pre-Medical and Health Science Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	49.3%	71
Bennett Venture Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	48.8%	586
Longfellow Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	48.2%	535
The Autism Academy of Learning	Non-Hispanic White	48.1%	52
Greenwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	47.6%	536
DeVeaux Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	47.1%	471
Oakdale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	44.8%	388
Discovery Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	44.5%	355
Summit Academy - Toledo	Non-Hispanic Black	44.5%	119
Hawkins Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	44.1%	358
Larchmont Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	43.9%	426
Byrnedale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	43.6%	344
Harvard Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	43.2%	310
Toledo Early College High School	Non-Hispanic White	42.7%	328
Whittier Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	42.5%	492
Maritime Academy of Toledo the	Non-Hispanic Black	42.3%	227
Marshall STEMM Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	41.6%	373
Burroughs Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	41.3%	317
Raymer Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	41%	427
Walbridge Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	39.8%	279
Toledo Public Schools Virtual Academy	Non-Hispanic White	39.5%	76
Bowsher High School	Non-Hispanic Black	38.6%	1,175
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Hispanic	38.6%	272
Navarre Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	38.5%	423
Birmingham Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	37.9%	306
Waite High School	Non-Hispanic White	36.4%	925
Riverside Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	36.1%	355
Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic Black	36%	383
East Broadway Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	34.7%	412
Hope Learning Academy of Toledo	Non-Hispanic White	33.3%	57