Youngstown Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Columbiana 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 12,745 students attending Columbiana County schools, 89.2% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 4.3% of Columbiana County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Columbiana County, representing 90.3% of the student body.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.1% 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
Crestview Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	98.1%	375
Crestview High School	Non-Hispanic White	97.4%	302
United Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.3%	441
Beaver Local Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	96.9%	550
Crestview Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	96.5%	433
Leetonia Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.3%	214
Leetonia Elementary K-6	Non-Hispanic White	96%	273
David Anderson Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.8%	381
McKinley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95.7%	324
Beaver Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.6%	495
United High School	Non-Hispanic White	95.1%	548
South Side Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.9%	296
East Palestine High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.3%	264
Southern Local Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.7%	398
Columbiana High School	Non-Hispanic White	93.2%	293
Southern Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93%	384
Beaver Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	620
East Palestine Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.6%	405
East Palestine Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91.5%	270
Utica Shale Academy of Ohio	Non-Hispanic White	90.6%	127
Joshua Dixon Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90%	399
Southeast Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.7%	286
Salem High School	Non-Hispanic White	86.1%	640
Reilly Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	84.7%	268
East Liverpool High School	Non-Hispanic White	83.3%	558
Southern Online Academy	Non-Hispanic White	83.3%	12
Wellsville Jr. Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	83.1%	243
Salem Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	81.3%	284
Westgate Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	81.2%	292
North Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80.7%	383
Buckeye Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	80%	430
Lacroft Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	78.9%	336
Daw Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	78.1%	196
East Liverpool Junior High School	Non-Hispanic White	77.4%	305
Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	77.1%	205
Buckeye on-Line School for Success	Non-Hispanic White	69.1%	515