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 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 2,855 students attending Paulding County schools, 90% were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 6.5% of Paulding County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Paulding County, representing 89.9% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 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
Wayne Trace High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	386
Grover Hill Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	215
Antwerp Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	94.1%	354
Antwerp Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.1%	174
Payne Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	255
Oakwood Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.3%	300
Antwerp Local Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	90.2%	132
Paulding Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	89.1%	265
Paulding High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.9%	337
Paulding Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.8%	437