Tri County News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Shelby 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 7,205 students attending Shelby County schools, 88.1% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 5.9% of Shelby County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Shelby County, representing 88.9% of the student body.

Sidney High School had the most diverse student body in Shelby County including 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 3.5% 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
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	99.2%	265
Fairlawn High School	Non-Hispanic White	98.8%	251
Jackson Center High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.7%	174
Fort Loramie Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.8%	406
Fairlawn Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.5%	285
Russia High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.1%	179
Jackson Center Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	323
Anna High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	304
Russia Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.5%	222
Hardin Houston Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	395
Botkins Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.1%	340
Houston High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	306
Botkins High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.5%	275
Anna Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	521
Anna Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	260
Jacket Virtual Academy	Non-Hispanic White	89.1%	46
Sidney High School	Non-Hispanic White	78.9%	745
Sidney Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	76.9%	814
Emerson Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	76.3%	333
Longfellow Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.6%	334
Northwood Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	71.4%	427