Vacationland Times

There were 1,247 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Erie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Erie County welcomed 11,644 students during the 2023-24 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 336 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	34.2	983
The Sandusky Intermediate School	33.7	863
Sandusky Middle School	35.1	461
The Sandusky Primary School	36.5	430
The Early Learning Academy	34.6	367
Monroe Preparatory Academy	38.3	188
Perkins High School	4.4	517
Furry Elementary School	3.9	532
Briar Middle School	3.5	400
Townsend North Community School	3.3	398
Edison Elementary School (formerly Milan Elementary)	2	544
Woodlands Intermediate School	1.9	536
Meadowlawn Elementary School	2.5	402
Vermilion Digital Academy	0	10
McCormick Junior High School	0	266
Edison High School	0	345
Huron High School	0	353
Edison Middle School (formerly Berlin-Milan Middle School)	0	520
Margaretta High School	0	497
Vermilion Elementary School	0	525
Sailorway Middle School	0	519
Margaretta Elementary School	0	557
Vermilion High School	0	597
Bellevue Elementary School	0	834