Youngstown Times

There were 43 multiracial students enrolled in West Branch Local Schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that West Branch Local Schools welcomed 1,741 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 2.5% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

West Branch Local Schools roughly covers six schools within Mahoning County and has its main office in Beloit.

Among the six schools in West Branch Local Schools, West Branch High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2022-23	1,741	43	2.5%
2021-22	1,712	43	2.5%