Delaware County Review

There were 2,978 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Delaware County welcomed 41,290 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 7.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in Delaware County, Westerville-North High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 405 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 non-Hispanic Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Westerville-North High School	27.7	1,464
Westerville Central High School	26.1	1,508
Heritage Middle School	33.4	857
Orange High School	10.6	1,895
Genoa Middle School	19.8	748
Olentangy Orange Middle School	10.2	1,082
Olentangy Berlin High School	5.6	1,594
Olentangy High School	5.4	1,631
Rutherford B. Hayes High School	5	1,536
Alcott Elementary School	14.3	518
Robert Frost Elementary School	16.6	422
Olentangy Meadows Elementary School	12.2	566
Berkshire Middle School	5	1,305
Oak Creek Elementary School	10.2	640
Olentangy Shanahan Middle School	6.2	1,030
John C. Dempsey Middle School	5.2	1,219
Glen Oak Elementary School	10.5	531
Robert F. Schultz Elementary School	6.4	754
Alum Creek Elementary School	7	656
Laura Woodward Elementary School	7.8	561
Hyatts Middle School	4.3	935
Fouse Elementary School	8.2	486
Shale Meadows Elementary School	6	613
Olentangy Liberty High School	2	1,814
Cheshire Elementary School	4.9	680
Heritage Elementary School	4.2	688
Freedom Trail Elementary School	5.1	567
Arrowhead Elementary School	4.5	597
Johnnycake Corners Elementary School	4.2	641
Ervin Carlisle Elementary School	3.8	557
Liberty Tree Elementary School	2.9	695
Big Walnut High School	1.8	1,122
Olentangy Liberty Middle School	1.8	1,008
Walnut Creek Elementary School	2.8	597
Big Walnut Elementary School	4.3	392
James Conger Elementary School	3.9	434
Indian Springs Elementary School	2.2	627
Scioto Ridge Elementary School	2.6	498
Eli Pinney Elementary School	2	564
Wyandot Run Elementary School	1.6	696
Deer Run Elementary School	2.8	363
Buckeye Valley West Elementary School	1.5	670
Big Walnut Intermediate School	1.6	617
David Smith Elementary School	2.7	372
Willard Grizzell Middle School	0	691
Tyler Run Elementary School	0	603
Big Walnut Middle School	0	617
Buckeye Valley Local High School	0	605
Prairie Run Elementary School	0	469
Buckeye Valley East Elementary School	0	427
Buckeye Valley Local Middle School	0	430
Hylen Souders Elementary School	0	375
General Rosecrans Elementary School	0	323