OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education
Of the 129,998 students attending Cuyahoga County district schools, 43.7% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic Black students were the second largest ethnicity among the county's schools (38%).
In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Cuyahoga County districts, representing 44.3% of the student body.
Berea City had the most even distribution of races among county districts, which included 70.6% non-Hispanic white, 10.9% Hispanic, 6.9% multiracial, 5.7% non-Hispanic Black, 5.5% Asian or Pacific Islander and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 0.6% compared to the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Cuyahoga County.
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.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | % of Total Student Body | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cleveland City School District | Non-Hispanic Black | 97.9% | 1,398 |
| Warrensville Heights City | Non-Hispanic Black | 94.3% | 1,736 |
| Independence Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 91% | 1,068 |
| Chagrin Falls Exempted Village | Non-Hispanic White | 90.6% | 1,677 |
| Maple Heights City | Non-Hispanic Black | 90.2% | 3,079 |
| Bay Village City | Non-Hispanic White | 90% | 2,381 |
| Rocky River City | Non-Hispanic White | 88% | 2,614 |
| Olmsted Falls City | Non-Hispanic White | 87.3% | 3,371 |
| Richmond Heights Local Schools | Non-Hispanic Black | 87.3% | 781 |
| Cuyahoga Heights Local Schools | Non-Hispanic White | 85.4% | 782 |
| Euclid City | Non-Hispanic Black | 85.1% | 4,547 |
| Fairview Park City | Non-Hispanic White | 85% | 1,457 |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights City | Non-Hispanic White | 82.9% | 3,689 |
| North Royalton City | Non-Hispanic White | 81.8% | 3,968 |
| Garfield Heights City Schools | Non-Hispanic Black | 81.4% | 3,022 |
| Bedford City | Non-Hispanic Black | 80% | 2,704 |
| North Olmsted City | Non-Hispanic White | 78.5% | 3,520 |
| Westlake City | Non-Hispanic White | 77.4% | 3,251 |
| Strongsville City | Non-Hispanic White | 77.3% | 5,484 |
| Lakewood City | Non-Hispanic White | 75.1% | 4,301 |
| South Euclid-Lyndhurst City | Non-Hispanic Black | 74.4% | 3,193 |
| Berea City | Non-Hispanic White | 70.6% | 5,275 |
| Cleveland Heights-University Heights City | Non-Hispanic Black | 70.5% | 4,903 |
| Orange City | Non-Hispanic White | 69.6% | 1,969 |
| Parma City | Non-Hispanic White | 68.5% | 9,192 |
| Cleveland Municipal | Non-Hispanic Black | 63.6% | 34,928 |
| Mayfield City | Non-Hispanic White | 59.4% | 4,045 |
| Solon City | Non-Hispanic White | 51.4% | 4,652 |
| Brooklyn City | Non-Hispanic White | 50.3% | 1,061 |
| Shaker Heights City | Non-Hispanic Black | 45.4% | 4,439 |
| Beachwood City | Non-Hispanic White | 44.4% | 1,511 |
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