NW Ohio Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Paulding 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 2,885 students attending Paulding County schools, 89.9% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 6.8% of Paulding County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Paulding County, representing 90.7% of the student body.

Paulding Middle School had the most diverse student body in Paulding County including Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.6% 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
Wayne Trace High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.1%	408
Payne Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.6%	236
Antwerp Local Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.4%	152
Grover Hill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	225
Antwerp Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.6%	352
Antwerp Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.6%	167
Oakwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.7%	301
Paulding Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	86.5%	266
Paulding High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.9%	350
Paulding Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	82.9%	428