Marion-Morrow Times

There were 82 Hispanic students enrolled in Morrow County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 43.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Morrow County welcomed 4,739 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1.7% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in Morrow County, Highland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 24 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
Highland Elementary School	2.8	843
Park Avenue Elementary School	2.6	498
Cardington-Lincoln Elementary School	2.9	407
Highland High School	2.6	467
Mt. Gilead Middle School	4.8	231
Highland Middle School	2.6	381
Mt. Gilead High School	0	263
Northmor High School	0	438
Northmor Elementary School	0	570
Cardington-Lincoln Middle School	0	296
Cardington-Lincoln High School	0	253
Tomorrow Center	0	92