Tri County News

There were 23 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Shelby County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 109.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Shelby County welcomed 7,205 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 21 schools in Shelby County, Sidney High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian or Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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 Asian or Pacific Islander students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sidney High School	1.7	745
Emerson Primary School	3	333
Sidney Middle School	0	814
Northwood Intermediate School	0	427
Longfellow Primary School	0	334
Botkins Elementary School	0	340
Anna Elementary School	0	521
Houston High School	0	306
Hardin Houston Elementary School	0	395
Jackson Center Elementary School	0	323
Fort Loramie Elementary School	0	406
Anna High School	0	304
Fairlawn Elementary School	0	285
Fort Loramie Junior-Senior High School	0	265
Botkins High School	0	275
Fairlawn High School	0	251
Anna Middle School	0	260
Russia Elementary School	0	222
Russia High School	0	179
Jackson Center High School	0	174
Jacket Virtual Academy	0	46