Vacationland Times

There were 1,260 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Erie County welcomed 11,767 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 10.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Erie County, Sandusky High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 358 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 non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sandusky High School	36.6	979
The Sandusky Intermediate School	35.2	907
Sandusky Middle School	32.6	473
The Sandusky Primary School	34	447
The Early Learning Academy	32.9	377
Monroe Preparatory Academy	35.8	187
Perkins High School	4.5	507
Furry Elementary School	3.5	509
Meadowlawn Elementary School	4.1	418
Briar Middle School	3.6	412
Townsend North Community School	3.2	401
Bellevue Elementary School	0	867
Vermilion High School	0	661
Margaretta Elementary School	0	528
Margaretta High School	0	516
Vermilion Elementary School	0	518
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	0	530
Sailorway Middle School	0	511
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	0	517
Huron High School	0	340
Edison High School	0	350
Woodlands Intermediate School	0	343
Shawnee Elementary School	0	278
McCormick Junior High School	0	191