NW Ohio Times

There were 397 Hispanic students enrolled in Williams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Williams County welcomed 5,001 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 7.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Williams County, Bryan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 94 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bryan Elementary School	10.8	872
Bryan Middle School/High School	9.5	875
North Central Elementary School	9.7	320
Montpelier Elementary School	6.6	458
Hilltop Elementary School	9.1	296
North Central Junior/High School	10.5	239
Stryker Elementary School	9.8	245
Stryker High School	13.7	161
Hilltop High School	7.2	208
Edgerton Elementary School	5.3	244
Edgerton High School	4.9	245
Montpelier High School	3.4	319
Edon Elementary School	3.4	298
Edon High School	0	221