Ohio Public Schools
- Ohio is the #6 largest school system in the United States, serving 1,718,231 students across 3,614 public schools.
- Ohio public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.23, which is lower than the national average of 0.31.
- The most diverse school district in Ohio is Lorain Preparatory Academy School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Ohio or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 28% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(OH) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
2%
Hispanic
5%
Black
16%
White
72%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
5%
Unknown
n/a
Ohio Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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