Vacationland Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Erie 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 11,767 students attending Erie County schools, 70.6% were non-Hispanic white. Non-Hispanic black students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 10.7% of Erie County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Erie County, representing 71.3% of the student body.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1% 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
Margaretta Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	528
Margaretta High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.1%	516
Huron High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.9%	340
McCormick Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	90.1%	191
Sailorway Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.8%	511
Vermilion Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.6%	518
Shawnee Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.5%	278
Edison High School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	350
Woodlands Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	343
Vermilion High School	Non-Hispanic White	87.3%	661
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	Non-Hispanic White	86.7%	517
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	Non-Hispanic White	86.2%	530
Bellevue Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.8%	867
Perkins High School	Non-Hispanic White	78.5%	507
Briar Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	77.9%	412
Meadowlawn Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	77%	418
Furry Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	69.2%	509
Townsend North Community School	Non-Hispanic White	68.6%	401
Sandusky High School	Non-Hispanic White	40%	979
The Early Learning Academy	Non-Hispanic White	36.1%	377
Monroe Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic Black	35.8%	187
Sandusky Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	35.7%	473
The Sandusky Intermediate School	Non-Hispanic Black	35.2%	907
The Sandusky Primary School	Non-Hispanic White	34.5%	447